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Mystery ART CAMP


9.20.13 - 9.22.13 Includes:


Art Supplies • Project Materials Tents • Food • Entertainment Campfires and More!


*Destination within 150 miles of the Twin Cities and announced 1 day prior to registered participants. Transportation not included.


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Freebie Fruit Online Mapping Points the Way


Falling Fruit (FallingFruit.org), created by Caleb Philips, co-founder of Boul- der Food Rescue, and Ethan Welty, a photographer and geographer based in Boulder, Colorado, uses a map to cite locations of fruits and vegetables that are free to forage around the world. It looks like a Google map, with reported locations marked with dots.


Zoom in and click on one to find a description of what tree or bush is


there. The description often includes information about the best season to pluck plant fruits, the quality and yield, a link to the species’ profile on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website and additional advice on accessing the spot. Welty compiled most of the half-million or so locations


from various municipal databases, local foraging organiza- tions and urban gardening groups. Additionally, the map is open for Wikipedia-style public editing. He says, “Falling Fruit pinpoints all sorts of tasty trees in public parks, lining city streets and even hanging over fences from the UK to New Zealand.” It also lists beehives, public water wells and even dumpsters with excess food waste.


Fare Sharing Three Is the Perfect Number


With increasing traffic congestion and escalat- ing gas prices, carpool- ing has become a way of life in America’s biggest cities. Now new high-tech innovations such as ride- sharing apps that make the process more efficient have given rise to a new class of riders know as “slugs”. The term was originally coined by bus drivers trying to distinguish between commuters awaiting carpool drivers and people standing in line for the bus, just as they used to stay vigilant for fake bus tokens known as slugs. In many urban centers with specific lanes dedicated to cars with three occupants (HOV-3), having clearly marked entry and exit points benefits everyone—drivers move faster and save gas; riders get to work; and the environment gets a break. The magic number is three—something about hav- ing just two occupants doesn’t seem as safe to many people, although the concept is the same. If the worst happens and no drivers show up, there’s always the bus.


Source: Grist.com 14 NA Twin Cities Edition natwincities.com


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