Dyed Fungus: a Tutorial

By: Penny Nickels

My dear Flickr Friend Odile made these amazing dyed Turkey Tail fungus. She was kind enough to write a tutorial to share! more...

Seeds of Inspiration

By: helena

A couple of great books have come out recently featuring Bay Area projects related to urban farming and backyard systems for sustainable living. more...

Punk Fui: Feng Shui for the rest of us

By: Tsia

Feng Shui is an ancient, venerated art form whose practitioners study with masters for years to perfect their understanding. Punk Fui is something that I made up by reading a book on Feng Shui in a weekend and trying out some experiments. more...

The Seed Project

By: Abigail

The Seed Project is an experiment in "seed as potential" or "form follows growth". Simple packets of wheatgrass seeds were distributed to artists and cultivars worldwide as a means to test how each individual would craft a dialogue with the same organic building blocks, though in varying growing conditions and regions globally. more...

Crafts for a Navy Dad

By: Scott

My father just celebrated his 80th birthday. He spent a long time in the Navy. more...

DIY Root Cellaring

By: Riva

With winter over, I’ve long finished the organic potatoes and apples my father sent me from his massive garden in Eastern Canada. I grew up in a farmhouse with a delightfully creepy root cellar. more...

Alt Guide: Slow Food

By: Juliane Crump

In America, the fast food backlash has begun. We are increasingly suspicious of hormones, trans fats and foods concocted in the laboratory. more...

Incredible Edible Estates

By: Abigail

There is a lawn and garden revolution currently taking place in the heartland. “Garden," as we know it, typically conjures up images of a private, enclosed space - a protected visual oasis - a patchworked quilt of cultivated herbs and seasonal vegetables. more...

Inspired Living- Miami is RAD

By: Scott

Jesse, his wife and parents went to the Art Basel fair in Miami. They got to stay in the now empty home of a family friend’s late mother. more...

Rock of Ages

By: Scott

My pals Betsey, Eric and Henry took me to the Walker Rock Garden on my last trip to Seattle. This site was built by Boeing mechanic Milton Walker and his wife Florence over 20 years. more...