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Back to Nature: 4 DIY Projects You Can Start Today

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on June 29, 2016 Respond

A Selection of DIY Projects From Dan “The Glassman” Garduno

Editor’s Note: Here you will find a series of Dan the Glassman Garduno‘s “Do It Yourself” projects. 

1. Chicken Wire Compost

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The simplest way to compost!

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. 55 Gallon Drum Upcycled into an easy DIY Compost tTumbler

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Construct this for under $100! Save $100’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Gatorade Bottle Upcycled Into Self-Watering Container

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Simple DIY wicking system!

4. “TheGlassman’s” Aquarioponic System

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Convert any aquarium into an aquaponic grow system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editor’s Note: We have greatly enjoyed publishing Dan’s work on Sustainability! To find out more about Dan and the step by steps instructions, please visit his website. 

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The Glassman“The Glassman” will be posting more blogs and ideas as well as hosting many workshops on Self-sustainability, urban farming/agriculture, windowsill gardening, composting, upcycling, self water planters and grow beds, solar passive heating, collecting and purifying rain water, mass heaters and rocket stoves, papercrete, hemp cement, and so much more on his blog!

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Back to Nature: 7 Easy Steps to a Self-Watering Garden

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on September 15, 2015 Respond

Create a Self-Watering Garden in 7 Easy Steps by the Gassman Dan Garduno

Here’s a simple self watering system for your individual garden plants while helping the environment and lessen the burden on our overcrowded landfills. Here’s how:

  1. Upcycle a used water bottle.
  2. Cut the bottom off.
  3. Puncture a small hole into the bottle cap.
  4. Dig a hole next to your plant and near the roots.
  5. Submerge bottle into hole with cap side down.
  6. Fill dirt back around outside perimeter of bottle.
  7. Fill bottle with water and let it drip into the soil and roots!
  • 1. Up-cycle a used water bottle.
    1. Up-cycle a used water bottle.
  • 2. Cut the bottom off.
    2. Cut the bottom off.
  • 3. Puncture a small hole into the bottle cap.
    3. Puncture a small hole into the bottle cap.
  • 4. Dig a hole next to your plant and near the roots.
    4. Dig a hole next to your plant and near the roots.
  • 5. Submerge bottle into hole with cap side down.
    5. Submerge bottle into hole with cap side down.
  • 6. Fill dirt back around outside perimeter of bottle.
    6. Fill dirt back around outside perimeter of bottle.
  • 7. Fill bottle with water and let it drip into the soil and roots!
    7. Fill bottle with water and let it drip into the soil and roots!

 

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The Glassman

Dan Garduno

“The Glassman” will be posting more blogs and ideas as well as hosting many workshops on Self-sustainability, urban farming/agriculture, windowsill gardening, composting, upcycling, self water planters  and grow beds, solar passive heating, collecting and purifying rain water, mass heaters and rocket stoves, papercrete, hemp cement, and so much more throughout 2015!

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Sustainable Living for a Healthy You

Published by communitypublishingabq@gmail.com on August 1, 2015 Respond

 

Sustainable Living for a Healthy You by Alex Paramo

Sustainability

In Environmental Science Sustainability is defined as the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supportinglong-term ecological balance. It is a common term in today’s lexicon and in reaches from the Universal to the Interpersonal. Our lifestyles can be termed as sustainable or unsustainable. What is the key to sustainability? Balance in every aspect of our life. 

At the Rail Yards Market their mission calls for a focus on creating a sustainable local economy but that is only one component. Weekly at the RYM, educators, vendors, entertainers and volunteers create an environment that is fueled by a passion for the local environment. This Sunday they have many opportunities for you to learn about how to participate in the creation of a sustainable world.

Sustainability in the STEAM Zones

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The fine folks at Sanctuary at ABQ have a myriad of activities planned including:

Bird House Project:

  • 2 bird houses
  • Can of Enviro-coating

The Children’s zone will have Kids Project:

  • Mini paper Cups
  • Organic Soil
  • Mint or sunflower seeds

There will also be various displays including an Aquaponics display and Solar Panel Display. A Solar City and Corn Hole Game for Raffle. Additionally they will have lots of reading materials covering:

  • Sustainable Farming
  • Aquaponics
  • Enviro-coating

SustainabilityJoining Sanctuary at ABQ is April Parrish. April Parrish is a local Artist who lives in the East Mountains of Albuquerque and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music. Her passion is founded in continuously learning, expressing and celebrating the Creative Principles at work in All Peoples and All Life while seeking the common threads of Sustainability and Beauty in a gentle ‘footprint’ on the Natural environment we all share on Our Earth. More information about April and her organization can be found here.

April is bringing an open canvas to RYM Sustainability Day’s STEAM Zone to share in a Live Community Earth Paint creation. The public will be painting, learning and playing creatively together!

Music and Yoga for a Sustainable Life

SustainabilityOn our Main, among others, the folks from Mi Vida Yoga will be on hand to help you get into the proper balanced zone physically, mentally and spiritually!

Their program begins at 10 am so do not miss it! We also have various local musicians including RYM favorites, La Rondalla de Albuquerque. Find the complete schedule by checking on our calendar here.

Remember the words of the late Historian Howard Zinn, “You don’t have to engage in grand heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions (billions) of people can transform the world.” This Sunday, August 2nd from 10-2pm, the Rail Yards Market offers the opportunity for you to learn how you can do your small part.

See You Sunday!

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Alex Paramo Summer SolsticeAlex Paramo is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as Multimedia Books while promoting literacy in our communities.

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