Red Sails: A Beautiful and Flavorful Lettuce
Red Sails — it’s a lettuce that is both attractive and full of flavor.
Red Sails — it’s a lettuce that is both attractive and full of flavor.
This is my latest pink oyster mushroom harvest. It took about a week to grow.
The “Marvel of Four Seasons” lettuce is a beautiful and underrated lettuce!
The Acmella Oleracea plant is known by many names — the toothache plant, the electric daisy, buzz buttons and szechuan buttons.
Suncore is a company from California that produces beautiful food coloring using only freeze-dried plants.
The largest Vertical Garden in the world is in Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education College Central.
Honeybush (Cyclopia) is another excellent caffeine-free tea from Africa. The taste is sweet with notes of apricot.
Here is a list of plants that will grow well in the darker parts of your home.
Most plants release oxygen during the day. However, there are some plants that release oxygen at night. This makes them ideal to put in a bedroom.
Most paint strippers contain methylene chloride and other toxic petroleum-based ingredients. These paint strippers are plant-based and non-toxic:
All of the glue are non-toxic and low VOC — this means they don’t release Volative Organic Compounds throughout their life.
Weldbond Multi-Purpose Glue is a non-toxic glue made in Canada. This is a great alternative to toxic glues that contain xylene, light aliphatic naphtha, N-hexane and toulene.
Heatherwick Studio has released photographs of its plant-covered 1,000 Trees development in Shanghai.
Small waterfalls provide a soothing sound and they cool the air. You can create a simple waterfall using ceramic dishes and pots — they just require a small pump to operate.
Paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa) is the second lightest wood in the world. The tree is native to Japan and Korea. Perhaps the wood’s greatest attribute is that it’s both lightweight and strong. The Average Dried Weight is 18 pounds per cubic foot (or 280 kg/m3) according to the Wood Database. Paulownia is also one of the …
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A citrus degreaser is a pleasant smelling and safe alternative to traditional petroleum-based solvents like gasoline or kerosene.
Lavender or spike oil is a healthier alternative to traditional solvents, such as turpentine and mineral spirits.
When used as a material to build exercise or yoga gear, cork has a many advantages over plastic:
These are the safest and least toxic sunscreens and insect repellents I’ve found: