The uniqueness of Blues Guesthouse in Seoul, South Korea, is in the amazingly peaceful location (for Seoul) and the neat rooftop garden which helps provide food for guests when the plants are in season.
Transforming Suburbia into Eco-Utopia (part 2)
The new generation doesn’t want to drive a 50 mile commute, to be wedded to a car, they’d rather spend their time doing other things, living close to where they work, being able to walk, bike, and/or have an easy transit trip.
Transforming Suburbia into Eco-Utopia (part 1)
Silicon Valley’s City Center is in the middle of one of the great innovation capitals of the modern world to be sure, but when it comes to sustainable development, the city has traditionally been a perfect example of what not to do. How does San Jose go from suburbia to eco-utopia?
The Seeds
There are those who know well
the nature of humans;
of our shortsightedness
and of our lust
Copenhagen Economics: Cars are a Net Loss, Bikes a Benefit
A Copenhagen study finds that cars offers a $0.20 net economic loss for each mile driven, bicycles offer a $0.35 net gain. This city of 1.2 million sets an example for the world, but are they happy about their position atop bicycle-meccas? Nope.
Death and Life of the Silicon Valley Streetcar
At one point, Silicon Valley had an extensive privately owned and operated streetcar system. Where did it go, and is there still hope for re-building transit oriented developments in a smart, forward-thinking way?
Is the Indian Point Nuclear Plant Unsafe?
Thirty-five miles up the Hudson River outside of New York City sits the Indian Point Nuclear Power Facility. The two active nuclear reactors here were built in the 1970s and currently provide about 13% of the power used in New York City, with the remainder of the 2,000 megawatts generated here being used elsewhere in [...]
Traditional Crafts, Modern Ideas
The original government development plan for the site would have put a dozen traditional paper and craft shops out of business if it weren’t for the shops and the community fighting to save them. Out of this little neighborhood uprising, the concept for Ssamziegil was born…
Who has the “Serenest” Yoga Pose?
From copywritten Yoga to International Yoga Competitions, it seems that the concept of yoga — an activity that aims to further mind-body awareness and pure spiritual enlightenment — is attempting to fit itself into a social model more acceptable to Western civilization.
Where is my “Middle Class?”
Taken In Central Valley, California Photographer Josh Hires – joshhires.com Image Notes This image was captured at the height of the housing crisis in one of the hardest hit areas of California, the Central Valley. During this time of economic upheaval, brand new housing tracts — still bank-owned — were left vacant, abandoned before they [...]
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- Week in Western Japan May 16, 2012This week we filmed in Osaka, Nara, and Fukuoka, and each day was full of fresh local food. In Nara, our amazing Japanese interpreter and I spent an extended weekend withYoshikazu Kawaguchi, a natural farmer who runs a free monthly farming class, including free practice farming plots for students; about 300 students were in attendance […]
- Yoshikazu Kawaguchi – Day 1 May 11, 2012We had our first meeting with a Japanese natural farmer today, and it was an amazing one. Yoshikazu Kawaguchi has written several books and is a “natural farming” icon in Japan. Today, he invited us to his home near Nara, Japan, where we talked over tea and the most juicy, crisp, and sweet peas I […]
- Fancy Breakfast from a Rooftop Garden? May 4, 2012We visited the “Blues Guesthouse” in the Segeomjeong neighborhood of Seoul a few days back after hearing about a rooftop vegetable garden they are starting. It’s very early spring here, so the plants are just starting to come up, but it was nice to have a short morning chat with the guesthouse owner, Mina, who […]
