Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top You've loaded an old revision of the document! If you save it, you will create a new version with this data. Media Files====Know-Hows==== One of my objectives this year was to improve my know-how skills through making experiments. I also wanted to see how including making in my daily schedule would impact my concentration during mind-centered activities. ===Bioproductive Balcony=== After being involved in the P2P Food Lab project as a Subsidies Proposal Writing Assistant, and developing some DIY bio-sourced electronics to monitor a garden, the next logical step is to... garden [[michka:know-hows/bioproductive_balcony|Here]] is the page dedicated to the small garden I started on FoAM's balcony. ===Making objects=== ==Obtaining Raw Materials through Urban Foraging== Everytime I walk through Brussels, I stumble on hundreds of kilos of not-that-waste materials. Rather than buying new materials, I will try to make the most of this existing resource to make objects. However, matching what you need with what you find needs a little bit of strategy. I will therefore document here my [[:michka:know-hows:urban_foraging|Urban Foraging]] experiments and good practices. An abundant urban waste-resource material is wood, mainly in the shape of pallets. Here is what I learned during my two first [[:michka/know-hows/pallet_dismantling|pallet dismantling]] experiments. ==A few objects== Make [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zd-Uc5Kgco|Origami envelopes]]. Only scrap paper is needed, no glue. I use them to pack up seeds for the bioproductive balcony, or to exchange them through [[http://www.grainesdetroc.fr|Graines de troc]] and [[http://www.plantcatching.com|Plant Catching]]. ===Recipes=== It invested some time into cooking this year. Here are some recipes. ==Lunches== [[:michka/know-hows/vegetable_curry_with_rice|Vegetable curry with rice]] [[:michka/know-hows/sweet_and_sour_vegetables_with_semolina|Sweet and Sour Vegetables with Semolina]] [[:michka/know-hows/calliflower_carrots_parsnip_curry_with_rice|Calliflower, Carrots and Parsnip Curry with Rice]] ==Other experiments== I prepared [[:michka/know-hows/tomatillo_chutney|Tomatillo's chutney]] out of green tomatillos which were kindly offered to me by [[http://opengreens.okno.be/person.php?id=85|Annemie]] after a day spent working in her [[http://annemariemaes.net/research/urban-corridors/urban-artfarm-2012/|rooftop garden]]. Being an absolute fan of [[:michka/cramique|cramique]], the famous raisins-containing Belgian brioche, I decided I would try to cook it myself.Please fill all the letters into the box to prove you're human. Please keep this field empty: SavePreviewCancel Edit summary Note: By editing this page you agree to license your content under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International michka/know-hows.1412342412.txt.gz Last modified: 2014-10-03 13:20by michka