Behind closed doors

Bathrooms in buildings on the UC Berkeley campus are always mediums for political conversations.

This photo was taken inside Dwinelle Hall on the first floor women's bathroom.

New bed

I dug out a new 2x3 foot plot.

In the process, I uncovered 2 tasty potatoes!! It's fun discovering food while planting other food :)

First, I turned the soil with my shovel, added about 3-4 shovels full of compost, and mixed it in.

Then, I thoroughly watered the plot before adding about 6 more shovels of compost. 

Next, I sprinkled seeds all over the plot.

A variety of beans, heirloom corn, lemon cucumber, butternut squash, purple basil, and cilantro to attract pollinators.

Then, I lightly water the seeds before tipping with more compost and watering one last time.

Topping the bed with straw hella retain moisture.

Soil horizons

You can see how the top 4 inches has the most loose organic matter and below that are the tunnels throuought the more compacts layers made by soil engineers like worms and "rolie pollies" :)

Dover community garden

Seed saving at the Dover community garden.

Phat Beets Produce .org

Dover community garden

Seed saving at the Dover community garden.

Phat Beets Produce .org

Free city compost!

Jen's incredible Quinoa

I ate it all in less than ten seconds it was so bomb!

She said it was simple:

Quinoa cooked in veggie stalk 

- tomatoes

- red cabbage

- green onions

- lemon juice

- olive oil 

- salt

Parducci Mendocino Wine Co: doin it right!

Waste water is pumped into two towers at the top of the hill. Here, solid debris is filtered out with a screen, these solids are rich in nutrients and periodically added to the compost pile.

Then the water is piped into the trickle towers where the water begins the filtration process.

Plant roots and fungi begin filtering the "waste wine" laden water.

4 trickle towers are used before the water eventually reaches the constructed wetland

Fungi filters out the organic nutrients from the water and the stacked pallets enables oxygenation.

The path winds back and forth, back and forth...

Constructed waterfalls help oxygenate and clean the water. 

Rocks provide a substrate or habitat for plants to clean the water. Plants such as duck weed block the light and prevent algae from growing and generate oxygen and protein rich food for wildlife

Top consulting firms are now using this venue as a model for "natural" sustainable "waste water treatment plants"

Not only is it functional but it also provides a quant recreational space for artists to enjoy.

Filtering water can be both an inspiration and an artistic expression of the union between fantasy, function, and form.

Elder berries!

They store a Half a million cases a year