Meet the mushroom that could one day replace plastic (www.theverge.com)
Free, Fair & Alive: The Insurgent Power of the Commons (freefairandalive.org)
ChatGPT explains Solarpunk
Please explain what Solarpunk is:...
Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors Because of a Repair Ban (youtu.be)
Warmer climate may drive fungi to be more dangerous to our health (phys.org)
Measuring Mushroom Spores with a Microscope (www.youtube.com)
It's Time To Let Coal Die | Climate Town (www.youtube.com)
Solarpunk Unconference in Austria coming up (slrpnk.net)
From 1st to 7th of April there will be a Solarpunk unconference in the Commons Hub located in the Austrian Alps. More information: https://gqcca.notion.site/Solarpunk-NOW-59b0645dafb248afbc1c7bd6f89dd2d1
Why Brazil's Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining (apnews.com)
Severe malnutrition and disease are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and on Jan. 20 the federal government declared a public health emergency. It didn’t come as a surprise to those familiar with the circumstances, who have issued warnings for several years.
We have plants that need watering (slrpnk.net)
Meet the Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1,000 'Lost' Varieties (www.atlasobscura.com)
Indigenous territories in Brazil need more resources to strengthen forests, researcher says (grist.org)
Large infrastructure projects and the severe COVID-19 pandemic could further increase deforestation and forest degradation, according to a new study. Both deforestation and forest degradation had severe potential impacts on biodiversity and carbon stock....
Spathiphyllum sp. (mander.xyz)
farming in a SHIPPING CONTAINER!? *hydro farm tour* (youtu.be)
Welcome Post
Hello and welcome to this new community to discuss tropical plants. A little about me, your host. My name is Chris, in my day job I am the horticulture director at a botanical garden in south Florida, where we grow a broad range of tropical trees, palms, gingers, and other plants. Please share your photos, discuss culture, and...
People Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in One (www.wired.co.uk)
The role of permaculture in a Solar Punk future (www.youtube.com)
Hot/Cold Survival Tactics for Apartments (bioluminescence.itch.io)
Degrowth can work — here’s how science can help (www.nature.com)
Wealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon economic growth as an objective.
Jabal: the new drought-tolerant wheat scientists say can withstand extreme heat (www.theguardian.com)
An Indigenous reservation has a novel way to grow food – below the earth’s surface (www.theguardian.com)
Gardening (www.smbc-comics.com)
Reboot Food (www.rebootfood.org)
See also: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/24/green-technology-precision-fermentation-farming
California bill would implement car-free tax-credit program (www.greencarcongress.com)
2022 Aptera First Look: The Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle (www.motortrend.com)
This company and it’s engineers truly thought this through! From the composite frame being 6x stronger than steel which is the cars cooling system that’ll never rust, to full blown right to repair allowing 80% of all repairs to be handled with allen wrenchs plus QR codes providing instructions, to the minimal charging...
