8:57 am in botanical, composting, do it yourself, food, insects, permaculture, united states, zero waste by TreeHugger
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It made it into
this infographic on which composting method is best for you, but it's fair to say that grub composting—or the practice of disposing of organic waste by feeding it to black soldier fly larvae—is still relatively obscure. Yet, as I noted in my post on a
commercially available grub composter, this method gets rid of veggie ...
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5:22 am in botanical, Business & Politics, endangered species list, ethical, fish, food, Food & Health, sustainable by TreeHugger
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In January, national treasure, chef and writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
spearheaded a campaign called "Fish Fight" in response to the "insane waste" caused by North Sea fishermen throwing back almost a million dead and dying fish every year.
He had a series of t.v. shows, a
themed week at a department store and
a petition to the Europe...
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2:42 pm in botanical, composting, composting toilets, permaculture, recycling, united states, zero waste by TreeHugger
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From
worm composting to
building a DIY compost tumbler, TreeHugger is not short on information on different methods of composting. But how does each method stack up against the other? That was the question that inspired a slideshow on
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5:03 am in architects, botanical, Design & Architecture, designers, gardens, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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Each summer for the past eleven years, the
Serpentine Gallery has commissioned a different architect to design a pavilion on the adjacent park lands. It serves as an inspirational place to hang out, hear lectures and have a drink.
This year's is designed by
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and its focal point is a specially created garden by the Dutch landscape designer
Piet Oudolf (of New York's
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8:09 am in animals, bathroom, botanical, composting toilets, permaculture, united states by TreeHugger
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I've mused before about one composting no-no—whether or not you can
compost dirty diapers. And over at Planet Green, Colleen once listed
75 things you can compost but thought you couldn't. But there is one thing that is almost always considered a banned substance when it comes to compost—and that's cat poop. But that's not stopping one homesteading couple from letting their worms tackle ...
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9:27 pm in botanical, callifornia, Food & Health, forests, marijuana by TreeHugger
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Up north, just a few hours drive from my doorstep, is a lush and largely forgotten about place called Mendocino County. It's known by few, but those that do know it likely do so because of its most abundant crop, marijuana, which grows spectacularly well in Mendocino National Forest. Locals know this, and so do authorities, who swooped in Friday, like they do every year, and uprooted 460,000 pot plants. ...
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