Straw Bale Garden Part III: Adding Fertilizer
...that of blood meal. Those of you who have experimented with straw bale gardens please leave a comment on what fertilizers you used and how it worked . . ....
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Power to the Peoplemover, a Zine About Riding the Bus
...chedule (where Mike and I lived at the time). We would sneak copies on to buses we rode and put them on the racks that held the official schedules. Power to the Peoplemover bus bench on Park Avenue in San Diego. We also collaborated on this PPM bus bench that was part of a UCSD Art Department show. The bus bench contained stories and cartoons related to riding the bus–in effect, it was another issue of PPM. I used to wait at this bus stop myself a...
Have We Reached Peak Kale? Franchi’s Cavolo Laciniato “Galega De Folhas Lisas”
...ian (and in this case Galacian) vegetables. If you know anything more about this kale/collard, including the sorts of dishes it’s used for, please leave a comment....
Biochar: Miracle or Gimmick?
...a lush vegetable garden. One such substance is biochar, a kind of charcoal used as a soil amendment. The University of Minnesota Extension service is in the midst of a four year study to test the use of biochar in vegetable gardens. Preliminary results (which you can read here) show benefit for some crops such as kale, but a decrease in growth for others such as asparagus. The more we learn about biochar, the more we need to learn. From an overall...
Film Industry Comprimises Safety of Cyclists
...o as part of a pilot project to test this type of highly visible bike lane used in other cities such as New York and Chicago. Film industry groups complained from the very beginning, claiming that the lanes screwed up their shots. The lanes, however, were popular with local businesses, the Downtown Neighborhood Council and residents. And a bike count conducted by the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition showed an overall 52% increase in bike traff...