by Stu E.D. | Aug 19, 2015 | Off Topic, Plant Life, Seeds
The oldest plant ever to be regenerated has been grown from 32,000-year-old seeds—beating the previous recordholder by some 30,000 years. (Related: “‘Methuselah' Tree Grew From 2,000-Year-Old Seed.”) A Russian team discovered a seed cache of Silene...
by Stu E.D. | Jul 7, 2015 | Environment, Off Topic, Pollution, Sustainability, World News
Guy McPherson is a professor emeritus of evolutionary biology, natural resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, and has been a climate change expert for 30 years. He has also become a controversial figure, due to the fact that he does not shy away from...
by Stu E.D. | May 28, 2015 | Alternative Living, Farming, Off Topic, World News
A unique opportunity to live inside of a national park is being offered to those seeking a special home — if they are willing to put in the elbow grease. Three farms in need of rehabilitation located inside of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio are...
by Stu E.D. | Mar 14, 2015 | Environment, Off Topic, Video
Get Nuked With Fukushima Water Energy Drink A high energy drink sourced straight from the Fukushima site. It sounds absurd and it is. But for the three Berlin art directors behind a new digital campaign this fictitious drink also raises an important issue: Four...
by Stu E.D. | Mar 13, 2015 | Hawaii, Off Topic
Moving or Moved Recently? Casting Call Aloha! I was recently contacted by a woman looking for some talent for a potential tv episode: Did you recently relocate from a big city to the farm? Or are you planning on making this move sometime soon? We want to hear your...
by Stu E.D. | Mar 12, 2015 | Intentional Community, Living Skills, Off Topic
Once upon a time, everyone in the world lived “off the grid.” Now it’s a rarity. However, just off the coast of British Columbia, there’s a tiny island of about 400 people who have committed to this less-hectic lifestyle. The island is called Lasqueti and sits between...
