Now this hotel is such a brilliant concept! Next to no maintenance needed, the rooms self-clean, and the guests self-select to not be unduly picky!
The Minimalist Hotel: Spend The Night In A Portaledge : TreeHugger.
Not great if you’re a somnambulist (though it may provide a ahem permanent cure) or have a small bladder.
Options are TreeHotel in Sweden or Waldseilgarten in Bavaria.
Those few readers who know the real pachyderm behind the Quieter Elephant will readily agree that I have the following two traits (amongst some other less savoury ones that I only divulge after excessive beer and nacho sessions).
1. A love of learning new things. The less “mainstream” the better.
2. A somewhat obsessive nature.
And so I joined the Vancouver Mycological Society. Via this I signed up for a day course in Vancouver this weekend about how to grow your own. That sent me looking for information elsewhere, and so I arrived at this blog entry.
Growing Oyster Mushrooms in Coffee Grounds : TreeHugger.
Growing ‘shrooms in coffee grounds is one of the things I’m to learn about this weekend. Yummy.
Can’t wait!
Anyone got any favourite recipes I can test drive?
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