Category: Environment

Apple WWDC 2012 Keynote Features Small Treehouse Bed and Breakfast of Lincoln, Vermont (Ellie Bryant, Owner)

The keynote presentation for the 2012 Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), on 11 June 2012, featured the tiny treehouse of Ellie Bryant in Lincoln, Vermont. The Tiny Fern Forest Treehouse is a Bed & Breakfast that Ellie Bryant runs. Travelers are able to find her business using a Bed and Breakfast App for the… Continue reading Apple WWDC 2012 Keynote Features Small Treehouse Bed and Breakfast of Lincoln, Vermont (Ellie Bryant, Owner)

Burt Family Food Services of Iowa City – Vegetarian Gluten Free Meal Plans To Go

Dave Burt of BurtFamilyFoodServices.com recently expanded his food service offerings to include new vegetarian meal plans for the Iowa City area. Drawing from decades of success with The Red Avocado, Dave is taking his expertise and making the quality foods more accessible. The meal plan program is very economical. Video Commentary. In the video below,… Continue reading Burt Family Food Services of Iowa City – Vegetarian Gluten Free Meal Plans To Go

Dee Williams – Dream big, live small – TEDx Concordia University Portland Oregon (Video)

Learn More. Below are links to learn more about Dee and her home. Living Large in a Tiny House, Yes Magazine Portland Alternative Dwellings Shrinking Down the House, Time Magazine Photo. Below is a photo from July 15, 2008 showing Jay Shafer visiting Dee Williams at her home.

EcoSphere Self-Sustaining Tiny Ecosystem Enclosed in Glass

  EcoSphere sculptures come in a variety of designs. Those shown above are open, yet self sustaining ecosystems. The example below is a closed EcoSphere requiring no maintenance, food, water, or even air. Click here to learn more or buy online.   Learn More. Below is an excerpt about the EcoSphere and how it works.… Continue reading EcoSphere Self-Sustaining Tiny Ecosystem Enclosed in Glass

Patented Life Forms: Monsanto Patent for a Pig Video Documentary (View Online)

Below is a documentary video (in five parts) about Monsanto making a request to patent pigs with a certain genetic makeup they claim is created by a proprietary breeding method only they own the rights to. If any of the pigs with a genetic marker from Monsanto were to breed with other pigs, then their marker… Continue reading Patented Life Forms: Monsanto Patent for a Pig Video Documentary (View Online)

Rezifp Dawn: Chapter 5 – Open Mapping Project

[ Chapter: 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ] That Saturday morning, we decided to go on a trail ride way beyond our normal route. We knew we’d need to hike part of the way, since the trails weren’t maintained or even developed that far out. So we made sure to wear our low-rise boots. What… Continue reading Rezifp Dawn: Chapter 5 – Open Mapping Project