Search results for: “cob”
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STUDY: Kombucha SCOBYs Purify Water 40% Better than Commercial Water Filters
Forget your fancy, expensive water filters. Kombucha SCOBYs are free and do a better job!
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Woman Builds Magical Cob House Using Only Earthen and Reclaimed Materials
A famous snowboarder says there’s no place like the adorable cob home she “shaped like play-dough” with her own hands, using non-recyclable plastics as filler
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Why Cob Houses are the “Best Bang for Your Buck”
Cob or “adobe” houses are cheap, energy efficient, termite-proof, fire-proof, earthquake-resistant, non-toxic, beautiful and can last thousands of years. Images of a cob house built for under $250 in England two years ago have been re-circulating the internet lately, inspiring tiny-house-enthusiasts and back-to-the-landers with hope that living off the grid on a low budget might…
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Sparkling Red Native American Corn Saved from Extinction By Bootlegging Moonshiners
And now “Jimmy Red” – whose kernels look like pomegranate seeds – is making a comeback via a craft whiskey maker in Charleston, South Carolina
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We’re Not Gluten Intolerant, We’re Glyphosate Intolerant
Study blames Roundup herbicide for gluten intolerance and celiac disease
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Masai Woman Builds Off-Grid Homestead and Food Forest in the African Bush
Masai woman brings hope to her formerly nomadic people by creating an oasis in the desert
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Switzerland’s Gigantic “Water Battery” Will Passively Stabilize Electricity Grids Across Europe
Ingenious “water battery” transforms massive amount of solar and wind energy into hydro power by pumping water up to a lake high in the Swiss Alps when production is high, and then releasing it down the mountain as its needed!
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Gates-Funded GMO Mosquitoes Released in United States for First Time
Scientists have inserted a “killer gene” into male mosquitos that produces non-viable offspring in any females they mate with.
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Stop Forcing Kids To Keep Their Shoes On, And Take Yours Off Too
Rubber-soled shoes are separating us from Earth’s healing “vibes,” literally. Plus, they deform kids’ feet and hinder brain development.
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The Spiraling Environmental Costs of Lithium Batteries Could Rival Fossil Fuel
Without a renewable alternative to lithium batteries, electric cars will be no friendlier than fossil fuel