The Garbage Warrior

Garbage Warrior is the fascinating story of EarthShip eco-architect Micheal Reynolds' fight to build off-the-grid self-sufficient communities, well... out of garbage. This documentary follows his struggle against big business and his lobbying to change the legislation of New Mexico to enable him to build these experimental structures and sustainable living test sites. It is hard to watch this film and not be baffled and angry at the ineptitude of governments and politicians as they hem and haw and try to squash this kind of innovation.

Also check out the entertaining interview of Michael Reynolds by Stephen Cobert on the Cobert Report.

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Milk Crate Raised Bed Planter

I Came across this great video for a raised planter bed which utilizes milk crates on the How-To Homestead site. It seems this concept would lend itself nicely to an urban environment if you have a little space. Check it out.

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Wild Thing Guinea Pig Treat

I was walking to pick up my son from Kindergarten today and noticed that in the bushes on the side of the road that there was an abunance of dandelions which made me think that they would make great Guinea Pig food. Dandelions seem to be all the rage these days for humans that are into the wild thing. I have even seen them being sold in the grocery store produce section.

I got the thumbs up from my wife to make sure they are ok for our little furry friends and my son and I were off to picking free greens on the side of the road as we walked home. Once home, I gave them a good rinse under the tap to make sure any gross stuff was washed off and then dumped them into the pig pin.

It is nice to know that if I want to give a treat to the pigs every now and again, I don't have to go any further than my front door. I am not sure I am ready to do some wild harvesting for personal consumption, but hey, you never know in a pinch.