nprfreshair:

trustmeimpositive:

So cute! Jad and Robert!

As a former coworker, I can say that this is not exactly what Carl Kasell-BOT looks like.

I heart Amelia Bedelia. 

teachingliteracy:

Amelia Bedelia Upcycled Switch Plate

by recyclemoe

theafricatheynevershowyou:

The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa

Author

 Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa.

Overview

African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa faces three major opportunities that can transform its agriculture into a force for economic growth: advances in science and technology; the creation of regional markets; and the emergence of a new crop of entrepreneurial leaders dedicated to the continent’s economic improvement. 

Filled with case studies from within Africa and success stories from developing nations around the world, The New Harvest outlines the policies and institutional changes necessary to promote agricultural innovation across the African continent.

Incorporating research from academia, government, civil society, and private industry, the book suggests multiple ways that individual African countries can work together at the regional level to develop local knowledge and resources, harness technological innovation, encourage entrepreneurship, increase agricultural output, create markets, and improve infrastructure.

Megan, have you seen this?

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Adding this to my endless to-do list. 

craftjunkie:

Flower Fairy Lights. Upcycled Egg Cartons! :]

Found at: espritcabane.com

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mothernaturenetwork:

Can 1 miracle plant solve the world’s 3 greatest problems?
Kenaf, the carbon-sequestering monster plant, provides food, shelter and carbon credits.

Amazing.

theafricatheynevershowyou:

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama with her daughters Sasha (2nd L) and Malia (L) visit former South African President Nelson Mandela at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, June 21, 2011.

mauricesmall:

urbanfoodproduction:

Excerpt: “Alchemists are often characterized in modern times as bumbling would-be wizards at best, greedy charlatans at worst. They’re portrayed as fumbling hopelessly in cluttered laboratories, unenlightened madmen trying to turn lead into gold. The reality is more complex, of course…”

what else is there to do?  compost is the very breath we breath.  sb

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My favorite author as a kid, Roald Dahl.

lionsandvultures:

cover illustrations by Quentin Blake for books written by Roald Dahl.

This set of magnets or buttons is for sale at the BLEEbleeBLAHblooBLOO etsy shop.

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