Found Food: Nopales Pads
February 8, 2010 | by Dylan | 1 Comment
Found Food: Episode 1, Nopales from The Motivated Youth on Vimeo.
Max Hughes takes us just off the beaten path in search of young nopales pads.
SIMR SURFBOARDS
December 29, 2009 | by Dylan | 2 Comments
While most of us sit around at home on unemployment, wishing the holidays weren’t about to end and wondering “what the hell am I going to do in 2010?” – Our friends Chris Clark and Derrik Kapalla are busy shaping the future (pun intended). I just read some awesome press they got in SURFER Magazine and I want to keep the momentum going. The issue, Board Buyers Guide 2010, hits news stands this week but you can read the whole profile online and show support by following them on twitter. Cheers to working hard and doing what you love!
Guacamole (proper)
December 11, 2009 | by Maxwell | 3 Comments
I come from the highest avocado producing county in the United States. I know how to treat an avocado. The most preferred method of preparation is the Taco Bell style “Guack-a-mohl-EEE dip.”
Today you will learn how to properly construct guacamole.
- Red Onion (dice) as much or little as you want. I go big in this area.
- Cilantro (tear) this is non-negotiable. Anyone not including cilantro is very likely also a user of sour cream and tomato, an unconscionable offense.
- Garlic (mince) maybe go with a darker purple hardneck if available.
- Lime (juice) or Lemon :)
- Salt (sprinkle) go with a sea salt producer in your area.
- Avocado (crush) with a heavy handed drop of your knife, chop the seed and and twist for easy extraction.
Now if you’re concerned about the water issues in California (which you should be) then go ahead and try easy-to-grow fava beans. They require less water than avocados and can be produced in many parts of the world. To achieve a smooth consistency: soak, boil w/olive oil, and puree. Add more oil as needed.
Pure Water Made Portable
December 7, 2009 | by Keegan | Comment
Now, we all know that buying new shit isn’t the answer to the world’s problems. Regardless, TMY is proud to present you with the opportunity to have clean water on the go and support a worthwhile set of organizations at UCSD. We’re peddling these radical water bottles with built-in filters that are suitable not only for everyday use with tap water, but camping, emergencies, and apocalypse preparedness as well! Dip it in a river or lake, snap the top back on and enjoy. Check the specs here.
The student organization responsible for this fundraiser, Aquaholics Anonymous, states that “All proceeds go towards developing a low-water irrigation system for the Urban Farm, Compost Site, Neighborhood Garden, and Native Plant Garden at UC San Diego.”
As a member of the Sustainable Food Project at UCSD, the push for an Urban Farm on campus is a project I’m currently working on. In the wacky world of student politics, I’ve learned that a little bit of dough has to stretch a long way, and that every opportunity to fund a sensible project is valuable. Our goal is to create a rich learning environment at the school where students have the opportunity to learn biointensive organic farming methods, and reconnect with the food cycle.
If purchasing one of these bottles and supporting a noble cause interests you, please contact me via email. We are selling these BPA-free bottles for $20 each (They’re up to $25 plus shipping online!) and have a life meant to last over 300 refillings. Max and myself will be offering free bicycle delivery of the bottles within San Diego City (Anywhere that falls South of the 8, North of the 94, and West of the 125). If you live elsewhere, delivery can be easily arranged.
keeganoneal@gmail.com
Tags: food > fundraiser > students > UCSD > water
East Village? Affordable?
December 3, 2009 | by Dylan | Comment
The rapid development of San Diego’s East Village has always been a turn off – for the past 4 years I have spent most of my time in East Village watching small business forced out by rising property cost and the warehouse district quickly becoming a sterile condo district.
SD Space 4 Art brings a little bit of light to the table. Their team of “progressive San Diego artists, architects, writers, filmmakers, musicians and dancers with background and experience in affordable housing and community built projects” is developing an ‘arts community center’ in the San Diego’s East Village. They claim the new(old) space “will have around 30 units of various sizes, 4-5 of them work/live, and significant common space, all at affordable rates.” Alright, I’m curious… They will be showing the space on Saturday. Dec 5 from 12-6pm. I wouldn’t mind stopping by, and it’s exciting to think what this could mean for my favorite part of town. Read more about this project at sdspace4art.org
RECAP: Buy Nothing Day 2009
November 29, 2009 | by Dylan | 2 Comments
We held the first ever Kensington Park Neighborhood Exchange on Friday in celebration of Buy Nothing Day 2009 – Basically it was a small scale swap meet where everyone & anyone was invited to bring things with value to trade for other things of value – We traded with food, tools, clothes and music and most importantly not with money. Now with all due respect, I must apologize because it was thrown together a bit last minute but I was really excited by the turn out. It was a blast and we got to hang out with some new friends. It was such a nice day to relax outside in the park – Keegan cooked some killer potatoes and we got a little frisbee in too. My vote for the best trade of the day is tied between, Kevin trading the Ken Cinema a Jeff Buckley CD for a tray of popcorn and the three-way trade that involved an IggyPop record, Hard Ticket to Hawaii VHS, and a Budweiser track jacket.
