Grow a treehouse 12/24/2008 Not quite production-ready, this is probably the most sustainable DIY housing I can imagine: Here’s an explanation with an architect...
Reprap motherboard 12/24/2008 Using a chip that’s sort of an Arduino times 4, the Reprap team has a new prototype motherboard. Via hackaday:...
Make your own cheese 12/24/2008 Tristan and Libby, sharing their cheese-making knowledge (photo via Mikey). I was lucky enough to get a lesson in cheesemaking...
Bike co-ops in L.A. and beyond 12/24/2008 Here’s a short piece about challenging car-dominated car culture (and, to a lesser degree, high-priced bike shops) in an unlikely...
Warmer winter cycling 12/24/2008 Probably only a mockup, but such a wonderfully weird idea that I wanted to share. From Momentum: Iron Saddle Who...
Make your own butter 12/24/2008 Short an ingredient for some holiday cookies? Slashfood can help you create DIY butter (via Lifehacker). Mother Earth News has...
Small-scale biodigester 12/24/2008 Here are plans for a small-scale biodigester. Some details: Have any commenters actually built or worked with methane-producing digesters? (via...
Extremely last-minute, easy DIY gifts 12/24/2008 My favorite: half-eaten gingerman ornament Our friends at Treehugger have a few solutions to unreciprocated gift-giving. Why not make some...
Handmade sailing canoe 12/24/2008 Tim Anderson’s canoe just underwent its maiden voyage, and it’s beautiful: Detailed, step-by-step Instructables are here. While you’re at it,...
Loofahs + plastic = sustainable building 12/24/2008 Elsa ZaldÃvar just won a Rolex award for her work turning loofahs, a sponge-like cucumber that I thought grew underwater...
