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Ok, working on the second part of the psychology of . I promise, it will be better than the previous.

Meanwhile, a significative meme

So, this is a summary of some researcher I've read about how people perceive .

This article is like a long toot, don't judge me: I'm out of my depth talking about psychology and I know it, I'm just sharing some thoughts.

arteteco.com/ecopsych/

Who likes here? I'm waiting for federation to be released to publish a little adventure in this abandoned, post-hippie, ex-squat castle in the middle of the city (where, btw, I used to live).

I'm writing an article on what do I understand about the of . Working on some images now, starting to share the cover picture. Article to come tomorrow or so!

Would you behave in the same way if plants had eyes?

@rustyswarf that's just a part of all the in my garage... I don't know what to do with them, but can't throw them. Any idea?

Right now all this complicated, carbon intense pieces of engineering that were cutting the edge of technology not long ago are used for stuff like holding my and support my barrel, but I feel is not right. This lack of permanence in electronic drives me crazy =(

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"You wouldn't believe it, a lot of stuff just came out from the mulch!"
"Woah, nice, I'll come to give a look"

I'm pretty sure there used to be a path below all this pumpkins...

is one of the few projects that makes sense to have on a .

The aim is to create a simple way to derive value from natural resources, by connecting farmers/land owners to people who want to value their work, and transparently verifying the ecological status with a set of trustless protocols.

Their website: regen.network.

I also wrote an article about it, if you feel like.

arteteco.com/RegenNetwork/

(logo is copyright by regen network)

This still undone building in an in Portugal is one that I followed quite from the beginning.

And by that I mean: from collecting chestnut logs in a nearby forest, to the drilling and screwing of the roof.

Now that the is done, this picture can't be shot ever again.

An anecdote about it 

Once my pharmacognosy professor told me he had a secret in his office, and moved the courtain to show me his little , almost flowering. It's touching to think he had to hide his small love because it's .

Mine was flowering hard one month ago or so. Can't hide it, really, it's too beautiful.

A lighthearted article about my first designed . Was not easy to wrap it up in a simple page, and I'm not a pro so don't expect anything special, but it's fun and I packed it with !

(Constructive) criticism and opinions are very welcome!

arteteco.com/20steps/

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Another hot day, another bath. It is still rough around the edges esthetically, but I'd say that ecologically is quite stable: the fishes (gambusia) are able to eat most of the mosquito's larvaes and are providing enough fertilizer for the plants to grow; papyrus, iris and lotus are giving enough oxygen to fishes, and are eating up most of their feces, keeping the water clean.

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@ral , how is your little fella doing? My gingers are doing fine, I love the way they grow in neat angles!

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Chikoos ripe on the ground, not on the tree, so the can't eat them before other animals do. To solve the problem, they create a kind of greenhouse with leaves around the chikoos, speed up the ripening and the whole colony feasts on it.

Wonders of .

Picture taken in a in

Ecosystem is not just massive scale things. What about the Howard Odum's jar ecosystems? Keep them well sealed and they may go on indefinitely.

Plant creates Carbohydrates from air with light, little mites eat the organic debris and release CO2, the plants reuses it to create more plant, and so on. Ecosystems always strive for abundance.

We'll see how this works out =)

I guess this liquid culture didn't go that well... That's why you always want to make a few spare jars!

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Ok well, I'll admit the plan @ral
In the water reservoir there are 2cm diameter strings of polypropylene going down till the bottom of the barrel, which should get the water to the soil by capillarity (tested many, this was the best string).
It is automatically refilled with a floating valve, so no energy needed.

The small orange thing in the enter is a tower, so I just throw my kitchen scraps in there and it should replenish the fertility.
Every hole of course is where a plant will go.

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ok, this project is started. Looks a bit retro#solarpunk, but it's a practical thing. Who can guess what it is and what does it do? =D Some hints:

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It's so true that a bath in the right moment in the right place can be so relaxing... and so ecologically useful!

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