User:Mummeringmoo

Hi! I plan to document my research into the reuse of common household items, and the substitutions that can be made for other, less harmful, alternatives. And attempt to wrench the definition of holistic from the nasty, nasty hands of dingbats.

Who am I?
A 20-something resident of Dildo, Newfoundland who likes brussel sprouts and braised chicken hearts with onions and mushrooms. I study science and history to one day fight the government. I also know a few languages, dead or otherwise; Contact me if you want to translate something fun, short, and dumb into Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, or Latin! :D

Questions for myself:

 * 1) Can the shorter fibres of food-grade flax stalks (as opposed to flax seeds bred specifically for the production of linen, which have longer, less branching stalks) be turned into any useable variety of linen? Is there any other plant that could also be turned into a linen-like material?
 * 2) What are some easy tests or sense-signs that could be used to identify a type of fabric? (even just testing for if a fabric is a natural fiber(biodegradable) or not)
 * 3) How to build a foot pedal-er from an old bike assembly that can generate and store some form of electricity?
 * 4) How many useful plants can be grown in an apartment? (this meaning at standard room temp and average-ish humidity, also those that can be pruned shorter than the height of the ceiling w/o harming the plant) What are their uses besides food?
 * 5) What manufacturers produce organic cotton/linen thread? What companies produce biodegradable threads in general? (and, a bigger project, what about organic *fabrics and clothing stores*) *need a database for this*