Saving Traditional Rice Varieties through potted rice growing

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Hoya imperialis

Just happy to wake up to a pleasant surprise. The H. imperialis plant in our backyard bloomed for the first time after I got it as a young plant a few years ago. Even with just three flowers, it was a joy to behold.

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With the growing acceptance of cremation as a final way to go, there is the question of where to keep the ashes and how to keep the memory of the departed.

The obvious and current solution to this matter is the crematorium where the living can store the ashes of their loved ones.

This may be good and the most accepted practice at the moment. However, for reasons of maybe greater practicality, it might be worth it to consider the idea of an aerial or sea release for a deceased's ashes.

With today's technology, a drone or a balloon can take the ashes up in the air and release it for the wind to carry them back to Mother Nature.

Experimenting with rocket stoves as a foil to high cost of cooking gas

Rocket stove with stand copied from a DIY in Youtube

I just learned about the rocket stove in You tube and thanks to it, I now have one of my own. And so far, I am very happy with it.

A rocket stove is really just a stove improved by science. But it is not rocket science. It is just a contraption where the three elements of fire can most efficiently combine for maximum heating. If done right it burns fuel thoroughly and  cleanly, generating intense heat without smoke.

My next experiment with this stove is to find out if it can be fueled by market waste such as coconut husk, corn cobs and maybe even peanut shells.