Vertical wall garden integrating an aquaponics system

Vertical growing space of edible veggies and herbs, irrigated by a solar powered pump. And beneath it all, an aquaponics system which cycles fishy nutrients to grow the plants above…
http://milkwood.net/2011/10/15/vertical-garden-meets-aquaponics/
— with Mehrsima Chahardehi
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake
I haven’t made this yet but it looks good.
Bicarb is bicarbonate of soda, one of the ingredients in but not to be confused with, baking powder.
Rapadura is a more nutritious form of but is still a sugar so you could do better without it. Honey also has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. If you substitute honey for rapadura you might need to extend the cooking time as it would add liquid.
If you are allergic to nuts or making it for kid’s school lunches you could skip the almonds.
The Power Of You

Ready for a chuckle?

Dunno why, this really tickled my funny bone this afternoon.
I Am Unlimited!
In 1931 Dr. Otto Warburb won the Nobel Prize for proving that cancer cannot survive in an alkaline, oxygen rich environment.

Eulogy by Dick van Dyke at Stan Laurel's funeral
God bless all clowns.
Give them a long, good life.
Make bright their way.
They’re a race apart.
All comest most
Who turn their heart’s pain
Into a dazzling jest
To lift the hearts.
God bless all clowns.




