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Alastair Bland
Alastair Bland is a freelance writer based in San Francisco. He writes frequently of food, science, and the environment. He travels frequently — often by bicycle — and his journeys can be followed at his blog “Off the Road” (blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure).
Latest from Alastair Bland
05/19/2015
Don’t steal fruit from your neighbor’s fig tree — clone it!
12/18/2012
Just where and when humans first observed the chemical reaction between oil and potash is unknown. One legend says it...
12/18/2012
Make wine anywhere -- even on a bike trip.
12/18/2012
Go gourmet with leftover wine.
06/07/2009
This winter, my dad and I took up the project of building a simple pedal-powered cell phone charger to mount...
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