Foraging for Superfood
| September 10, 2011 | Posted by Miriam Mollan under Green Memes |
In the summertime, the deep green forests of Scandinavia are vast museums of eerie stone figures, trolls frozen in granite by the magic touch of sunlight. Some towering monsters are as big as mountains, while others are smaller moss-covered boulders with three heads and a tail. Among the petrified stone creatures, nurtured by the midnight…
Kayaking in Bømlo, Norway
| July 12, 2011 | Green Memes |
This is my first homemade video! This summer, I spent some wonderful and exciting hours paddling around the many islands of beautiful Bømlo, Norway, yet this 6-minute video, of birds, sheep, and underwater footage of fish and seahorses, seems boring in comparison. There is no substitute for experiencing it yourself! Enjoy.
Positive About Climate Change
| June 28, 2011 | Green Memes |
Watching the evening news, an environmentalist party spokesperson comes on to complain about a governmental policy that is increasing green house gases. I am sitting next to my grandmother. ‘Oh global warming, what a joke its been cold and rainy all summer! I can’t believe these people get paid to complain about the government.’ I…
Knitting for Generations
| June 23, 2011 | Green Memes |
‘Well, you still learn something new everyday, even at 75.’ This morning I taught my farfar (grandpa/father’s father in Norwegian) how to ‘like’ something on Facebook. Although technology is constantly being innovated, it is also important to keep traditional knowledge alive. My farmor (grandmother) taught me how to knit last summer, and ever since, I’ve…
SFO Displays Green Creations
| June 21, 2011 | About Sprouting Memes |
I was running to catch a plane at San Francisco International Airport when a display caught my eye, and I had to stop to take some pictures for you. The Second Chances exhibit from the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico is a collection of various instruments and clothing made from…
Sprouting Food Gardens
| June 10, 2011 | Posted by Miriam Mollan under Green Memes |
Running down the street, Chase stops to appreciate the scent of urine on mailboxes. I, on the other hand, love it when people have planted jasmine and honeysuckle near the curb, so that I can smell their beautiful aroma as I pass by. But what I love even more than the perfume of roses and…
Sew a Zipper to Reduce and Reuse
| June 7, 2011 | Posted by Miriam Mollan under Green Memes |
I am about to embark on another adventure… Well, I am at least heading out the door and in need of some good luggage. My trusty backpack has been slowly falling apart, one zipper at a time. So, instead of throwing it away and getting a new one, which I just can’t bear to do,…
Home Improvement for Humanity
| June 2, 2011 | Posted by Miriam Mollan under Green Memes |
‘What the poor need is not charity but capital, not caseworkers but co-workers. And what the rich need is a wise, honorable and just way of divesting themselves of their overabundance.’ – Habitat for Humanity Mission Statement My mom’s house has been a construction zone for as long as I can remember. Growing up in…
Wonderful Water
| May 31, 2011 | Posted by Miriam Mollan under Green Memes |
Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) is an awesome annual art and music festival with a green mission. Part of this mission is to reduce waste. To do this, The Do Lab has provided free filtered water for all participants. There were thousands of creative renegades at Oak Canyon Ranch in Orange County, California, camping and…
Express Yourself at LIB
| May 31, 2011 | Posted by Miriam Mollan under Green Memes |
Lightning in a Bottle was a spectacular success! I had so much fun this Memorial Day weekend, and I really loved the creative energy of the Lightning in a Bottle (LIB) music, yoga and art festival, which was surrounded by oak covered hills and overlooked Irvine Lake in Southern California. Everyone there took part in…
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