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The Great White…Tomato That Is!

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

The Great White…Tomato That Is!

The Great White tomato is exactly what it sounds like. Producing a harvest of creamy white globes that can reach up to 2-pounds, but average about a pound each, the overall consensus of backyard growers is that this is a keeper.

An heirloom variety, I could find no information on the approximate date it was first introduced, which I can only deduce, means that it is a very old variety. The customer reviews of this unusually colored tomato have me agreeing that it is worth growing.

The Great White tomato is a beefsteak type of heirloom tomato that is amazingly meaty, while being incredibly juicy at the same time. G

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Skill Builder: Working with ABS and Polycarbonate Film

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Following on the heels of our Working with ABS piece, heres a Make: Project that furthers your working with ABS (assembling via rivets) and includes use of translucent polycarbonate sheeting to create a cool dodecahedron lamp. Author Charles Platt also gives a brief in introduction to the wonders of the Platonic solids.

Dodecahedron Lamp

Bagging Plants to Prevent Cross-Pollination of Vegetables

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

You don’t want your Golden Hubbard Squash to cross-pollinate or you won’t have these beauties next year.

One of the most valuable things open-pollinated and heirloom vegetables offer gardeners (and the world) is the ability to produce “pure” seed. In other words, the seeds collected from open-pollinated plants, once planted, will produce replicas of the parent plant.

While it’s true that the genetic codes are very slightly altered, we can still rely on a reasonable reproduction of the plant. This is desirable because we know how the plant will perform in our gardens and how the fruit harvested from that variety will look and taste.

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Yoyogi Village in the Shibuya, Tokyo

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Yoyogi Village in the Shibuya designed by Wonderwall and other designers is a small commercial development that aims to provide a more eco-conscious alternative to the average Tokyo mall. Yoyogi Village includes an organic Italian restaurant, Code Kurkku, and a music bar where the selection is overseen by Kobayashi and hip DJ/producer Shinichi Osawa. Youll also find a good coffee shop, Roots Beat Coffee, alongside a travel agency, art gallery and Urban Research fashion store specializing in pre-organic cotton clothing.

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Just About Everything About Asparagus

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Just About Everything About Asparagus

You CAN grow asparagus…no matter where you live! We have heard from gardeners who grow this perennial vegetable in just about every state, from Florida to Alaska. It is even grown in areas of Hawaii that never see anything resembling frost that will force the plants into dormancy. Where there is a will, there is a way, so keep reading. We will cover choosing the location to enjoying your harvest—and everything in between.

Location! Location! Location!

When choosing the location for your asparagus bed, think and plan carefully. Bei

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Context Furniture: Bryce Moore (video)

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Bryce Moore talks to us about furniture, commodification, and democratic design from his shop in the nearly abandoned basement of Northland Mall in Detroit. We also learn about how his ShopBot and automation make custom, high-end design possible, even in a fluctuating economy.

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