I am Biking on My Bamboo Bike

I am Biking on My Bamboo Bike

by | Sep 23, 2013 | Trashure

At last my bamboo bike is up and operational!  It took a little bit of time to transfer all the good components from my old bike to the new one.  Now, however, it is rocking and I am rolling!  HALLELUJAH.  My last bike’s frame was 3 inches too short (or rather I...
Jane’s Bottle House eco-Rennovation

Jane’s Bottle House eco-Rennovation

by | Sep 17, 2013 | - Bottle Building

I just returned from Besao with some new photos of our first attempt remodeling a humble home in the village of Besao Philippines. The front and back walls are redone with Ecobricks, Hospital Foundation bricks, gin bottles and colored water! The mortar is our...
Forget the Gold, check out that Mud!

Forget the Gold, check out that Mud!

by | Sep 6, 2013 | - Bottle Building

Last week, we collaboratively crafted an experimental clay mural.  The clay that we used had an unusual source– a local small scale goldmine that, like many others, has no use for the mud that results from its process.  The experiment was both in using this...
Water Never Tasted So Good

Water Never Tasted So Good

by | Sep 6, 2013 | - Milstein Modules, Trashure

Its one thing to drink water from a plastic glass that was made in a big factory somewhere.  Its another thing to drink water from a beautiful emerald chalice that you crafted with your own hands! I’ve been meaning to make a new set of glasses for the last...
From Fabrication to Funeral

From Fabrication to Funeral

by | Sep 4, 2013 | - Reflections, Trashure

I deeply excited by the designs that we have been coming up with here in Mt. Province. Purses made from wrappers, bamboo bikes, solar coke bottle chargers, Ecobricks, organic cement, glass bottle furniture and more.  Because I am based here in a small mountain village...