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Milk Crate Garden: Grow A Lot Of Veggies In A Little Space

A milk crate garden is a great way to grow a lot of produce in a small space. Gardening in a milk crate is pretty much the same idea as square foot gardening. It’s kind of amazing what you can grow in these happy little plastic boxes. Plantable, stackable and cute, repurposed milk crates grow great gardens.  A milk crate garden is such a clever way to grow a productive garden in a small space. Instead of growing vegetables, herbs and flowers inexpensive flower pots, grow them in stackable, repurposed, plastic milk crates. You can often find these crates on Craig’s List or freecycle.org, or at garage sales, thrift shops and other inexpensive (or free!) sources.

Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village Being Swallowed By Nature

“Shengsi, an archipelago of almost 400 islands at the mouth of China’s Yangtze river, holds a secret shrouded in time – an abandoned fishing village being reclaimed by nature. These photos by Jane Qing, a creative photographer based in Shanghai, take us into this lost village on the beautiful archipelago.”

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A Bangladeshi inventor has created an electricity-free air conditioner out of plastic bottles

Ashis Paul has figured out how to repurpose plastic bottles into a low-cost, easy-to-make, revolutionary cooling system that can help the country’s poorest better tolerate the sweltering summer heat. The AC unit also adds to the list of ways plastic bottles can be recycled.