#low cost

[arc-hus]

Studio in Gushichan, Okinawa, Japan - Studio Cochi Architects

[paws-of-the-quill]

Feeling really bad about something?

Take a “shower”

Step 1: get in the shower with your ideal temperature (mine is sauna)

Step 2: sit down

Step 3: let the water run all over you. Listen to how it sounds. Notice how it feels. Watch the water droplets run off you

Step 4: just repeat 3 til you feel better.

Congrats! You should hoepfully feel better. *sends in a big hug*

[intotheclash]

Volare bassi

[android-and-ale]

Want to grow things but you're broke?

Many public libraries in the US offer free seeds!

Mine has a mix of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and native seeds. They also have plant cuttings!

Some libraries also run free intro to gardening seminars where they walk you through what to do. The people are really friendly. They want to share their knowledge.

If you've got a sunny spot on your balcony you can totally grow a pot or two of herbs and one of cherry tomatoes with basil (they're planting buddies.)

Afraid you have a black thumb? Library seeds are free! Get some pots at the thrift store and potting soil at Aldi. You can set up a nice summer herb garden for the cost of a Chipolte burrito. If it fails miserably at least your seeds were free.

If you succeed, a balcony garden won't replace your trips to the grocery store - but growing some herbs and tomatoes will absolutely make whatever food you can afford taste a lot better.

Speaking of Aldi, if you have a couple bucks and want a head start on some herbs, I've successfully put their rosemary and thyme into glasses to grow roots then planted them.

[keepingitneutral]

Green House, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom,

Hayhurst and Co

[minimalbrutal]

[covenawhite66]

Ethiopian communities are using low-cost methods to restore eroded land

Ethiopian communities are cheaply filling destructive gullies with soil, stones and branches and replanting them to stop erosion and restore