Calling for Riders of the New Wave!

by | Jul 25, 2015 | Charger

Our version 2.0 solar bamboo bike is complete!  While working hard on it the last month our team has mined the essential insights on how to make it better.  We are now ready to make our first production run.  If I can get 10 orders, we can bring the...

OpenCharger Solar Organic Backpack

by | Jul 23, 2015 | Charger

Our latest organic solar backpack is ready to ship!  Our amazing duo of high-powered women makers in Mt. Province, Philippines has been working hard to get this Pasiking (that is the Igorot name for their ancestral backpack) done… right.  To pull...
Learning the Ancient Art of Take Sumi

Learning the Ancient Art of Take Sumi

by | Mar 25, 2015 | - Reflections

The other day I went up the mountain here in Bali to learn the ancient art of Take Sumi.  Take Sumi, is essentially activated bamboo charcoal– a special type of charcoal making that was taught to this village by a group of 80 year old Japanese masters who came...
Sagada to Bali

Sagada to Bali

by | Mar 15, 2015 | - Reflections

  Its been 11 days now here in Bali. Things have been unfolding with remarkable flow. . Bali is beautiful, but it is also troubled with the blights of development. And the people who live here are overwhelmingly conscious of this. It reminds me much of Sagada...
Recycling: The Evil Illusion

Recycling: The Evil Illusion

by | Feb 27, 2015 | - Reflections

Yes, “Evil” is a strong word– especially for a seemingly banal and even benevolent activity that we all aspire to participate in. However, after several years of working closely with waste, up-cycling and recycling, I have serious doubts about...
Eating of the Garden’s Free Fruit

Eating of the Garden’s Free Fruit

by | Jan 22, 2015 | - Milstein Modules

There’s no prohibited fruit in this Garden of Eden!  A big thanks to Banague for snapping these photos of our pilot Ecobrick Food Forest Play park yesterday.  See the trees laden with fruit and all the bushes with their edible leaves?  That’s the idea!  A...
Old Paintings Re-Discovered

Old Paintings Re-Discovered

by | Jan 16, 2015 | Paintings

Alright, as promised, here are the shots of the paintings I recently discovered buried in the basement.  What a blast from the past– and an excuse to put up a little sale.  Like one?  Drop me a line!  Prices range from 25$ (What Dreams May Come)  to 800$ (The...
Low Energy Solar Panel Assembly

Low Energy Solar Panel Assembly

by | Jan 6, 2015 | Charger

  Its a really simple innovation, but I am excited about it.  Its easy to overlook the amount of energy that has to go into making something.  Coming up with ways to make things with less energy and without specialized equipement means making is open to way more...