Tag: food
Demolition work reveals astonishingly well-preserved historic sign
Restoration work in Little Rock, Arkansas has revealed a historic Dr Pepper soft drink sign on a building that once housed Dr Pepper bottling equipment. Located on Seventh Street in Little Rock, a former laundry laying adjacent to the property was torn down to make way for future expansion. After demolition of the laundry building,…
Wendy’s restaurant says hidden subliminal message in new logo is not a conspiracy
Settle down conspiracists – nobody’s out to steal you away from Mom’s home-cooked meals. Wendy’s restaurants said on Monday that it had not purposely hidden a secret message in the shirt collar worn by their red-headed mascot. Many had suspected that Wendy’s new logo, released last year, contained the word “Mom” in the ruffles on…
Build a cheap min-greenhouse out of old shelving units and clear polycarb roofing panels.
A greenhouse is great for starting off young seedlings or growing plants year-round. By utilizing transparent barriers around the greenhouse framework, solar radiation is allowed to enter the greenhouse (heating it up) while retaining heat and moisture needed for optimal plant growth. Here’s how to build a simple, and cheap, mini-greenhouse using an old shelving…
Eat bugs for survival? The U.N. says it’s a good idea in new promotion for Entomophagy.
The U.N. has begun promoting edible insects as a low-fat, high protein food for people, pets, and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, creating jobs in developing countries, and feeding millions of hungry people around the world. And yes, bugs can be an important part of…
Is human waste OK to use for compost or fertilizer?
Any farmer will tell you that when it comes to efficiently growing food, compost is “black gold”. But some fear that fertilizer or compost made from human waste could be at risk of containing heavy metals, pathogens, or pharmaceuticals causing many environmentalists to consider it unsafe for enhancing plant growth. Others however, counter that contaminants…
Hyper realistic (and disturbing) life-sized edible chocolate baby heads will give you the creeps
These baby heads, made by the baker of an assortment of other disturbing foods, Conjurer’s Kitchen, are made from solid white chocolate with dark chocolate highlights to give them an eerie, ultra-realistic look. They are life-size (the size of a newborn baby’s head) and completely edible (including the eyeballs if you are so inclined). They…
Food in a survival situation – edible plants, animals and rations to survive in the wild
Introduction You can live for several weeks without eating but regardless, food provides life-saving energy to your body and replenishes substances that your body burns during physical and mental activity. The average person needs 2,000 calories per day to function at a minimum level. Any less than this and your body will cannibalize itself and…
Using animals as food in the wild.
Unless the situation occurs in an arid environment, even water, which is more important to maintaining body functions, will usually follow food in our initial thoughts.
