HackerSphere - A journey into the core of complexity
So I haven't been here for a while! I guess it is time for me to start writing what I have been up to again. I have had the hydroponics project hanging over my head for too long now, but I ended up moving from my Beverly Hills apartment in Jamaica to a New Kingston "centrally located" apartment. This meant that I no longer had the space to setup the system. FAIL 1. The next couple months after moving I resigned from the startup company I had been working with for the past year.
packing light for your trip
Warm-weather list | Cold weather list I pack light. I make everyone who goes with me pack light (except don't ask my husband about Japan, that was a fluke).
Sub-irrigation (SIPs) = Simple Hydroponics
In a prior post about the TEDxManhattan How to Cultivate a Logo video, I called the TEDx logo planter a hydroponic lettuce grower. How come? As revealed in the video it is clearly a sub-irrigated planter aka SIP (prior posts). Actually, it’s both.
24 Painful Things You Must Do To Grow Up
1. Telling your parents that you are just not going to agree with them about certain things (especially regarding your lifestyle choices), and that you are ready to deal with the consequences that might bring in your relationship. 2. Removing friends from your life that you grew up with who are simply no longer good for you, even if you have known them so long as to consider them just a part of your life — something you assume will always be there.
Let’s Make 2-Liter SIPs!
Photo: Rachel Glass My mom and I have really been expanding our gardening knowledge lately. Though there is a lot more to learn, we have been sharing that gardening knowledge with kids and families in our community.
37 Life Lessons in 37 Years
Today is my 37th birthday. And, I must say, it's been a pretty interesting ride so far. As I look back over the years and many phases of my Iife, I realize how each stage, success, stumble, triumph and heartache has had a significant impact on where I stand right now.
Re-Growing Green Onions: Grow Your Scallions Back on Your Windowsill
Previous image Next image See these green and perky scallions?
How to avoid Cancer
NOTE : If you are a cancer patient then I request you to consult doctor for advice. 1. Every person has cancer cells in the body.
Vertical Gardening Tips - Organic Gardening
A few years back I was leading an old friend through my garden, all the while bemoaning my lack of growing space, when he suddenly interrupted me and asked, "Why do people build skyscrapers?" What this had to do with my overcrowded garden, I hadn't a clue. "So they can cram a lot of people into a place without using up much ground room?" I ventured. "Exactly.
40 MORE Things Every 18-Year-Old Should Know
Written By : John HawkinsApril 15, 2009 1) One of the two things I heard over and over when people talked about the original list with older people was some variation of, “I wish I had spent a lot less money on frivolous things and saved a lot more money when I was a teenager.” 2) The other recurring theme from older people was, “I didn’t know nearly as much at 18 as I thought I did and my parents were right about things a lot more than I thought they were.”
Urban Agriculture: A Guide to Container Gardens
A Guide to Container Gardens With inexpensive containers and suitable soil mix,you can create an urban garden virtually anywhere - on roof tops,vacant city lots, borwn fields, and unused portion of parking lots Job S.
50 Things Every 18-Year-Old Should Know
Written By : John HawkinsApril 6, 2009 1) “If you are buying something that you will use often and for a long time, never go cheap. You’ll end up replacing it sooner or paying more in maintenance costs than if you had spent more on good quality in the beginning. Plus, you’ll enjoy the nicer product throughout its lifetime, rather than cringing every time you use something that is falling apart.” — bretts 2) Don’t spend money on a credit card that you can’t afford to pay back. The interest and late payments can put you in a hole that can take you years to pay back.
One Glassy Garden: Growing Herbs in Mason Jars
Forget the usual terracotta and (ugh!) plastic pots for container gardening. When you grow herbs in mason jars, you can have garden fresh ingredients on hand and also add some style to a sunny windowsill. Picture a row of mason jars filled with different herbs—basil, chives, parsley, cilantro, thyme, rosemary—dressing up your kitchen. Pretty, right?
