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RotterZwam: Abandoned Water Park Turned Indoor Mushroom Farm

29 Apr

[ By SA Rogers in Abandoned Places & Architecture. ]

Bags of old coffee grounds hang in the dank dressing rooms of an abandoned Rotterdam water park, growing oyster mushrooms. Two men turned the former Tropicana space, an old teen hangout, into the perfect damp, dim environment for their business, making use of the structure while the city council decides what to do with it. ‘RotterZwam’ rents the building on an anti-squat lease and have transformed it into a fascinating example of adaptive reuse and urban farming.

Tropicana is fairly infamous among Rotterdam locals, but closed after the former owner went bankrupt in 2010. The space had been plagued with problems, from hygiene to sexual assault. It sat empty until Siemen Cox and mark Slegers, RotteZwam’s owners, realized it looked like a giant greenhouse.

Though they hope that central glassed-in space – formerly the pool – will eventually become a greenhouse, for now, they’re making use of the dressing rooms and basement, which offer ideal conditions for fungal growth. The crew hangs bags of coffee grinds from the old Tropicana clothes hangers, and before long, they sprout oyster mushrooms.

They collect the coffee from local cafes, transport it in their carrier bicycle, and give the compost to worms to create an extremely low-waste operation. The produce about 20-50kg of mushrooms every week, and sell it to local restaurants, bakeries and food trucks. They also offer DIY mushroom-growing kits.

“Cities like Rotterdam produce nothing but waste and commuters,” they say in an interview with Vice’s Munchies. “This entertainment park represents that perfectly – we build things and, when we don’t want them anymore, we need others to clean it up, to sweep up our garbage. That’s not how nature works, though – in nature wast doesn’t exist. In this building we hardly ever buy a thing, because eery material or nail is already here.”

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Mushroom Materials: DIY Kit Grows Custom Compostable Products

30 Mar

[ By WebUrbanist in Design & Products & Packaging. ]

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Turning agricultural waste and fungal mycelium into construction materials, this do-it-yourself kit lets you grow your own compostable bio-plastic objects, from packaging furniture to surf boards and architectural building blocks.

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Providing a natural alternative to synthetic options, Ecovative’s Mushroom Materials line competes on cost with petroleum-based equivalents and can be shaped in all kinds of ways using custom and reusable molds.

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Their latest creation is this home Grow It Yourself kit – they will ship you the organic components (a mixture of crop waste, like corn husks and stalks, and the vegetative part of mushroom fungus). Upon receipt, you can wait and leave things in a dry dormant state, or add water and fit the mixture into a mold to build whatever you want – nature and time take care of the rest.

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surfboard surf organics

So far, Mushroom Materials have been used to make everything from award-winning architectural creations (using blocks made out of organic matter) to biodegradable surf boards, flower pots, lamps and other everyday objects.

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From Evocative: “We grow materials made from agricultural byproducts and mushroom mycelium. Mycelium is a natural, self-assembling glue, digesting crop waste to produce cost-competitive and environmentally responsible materials that perform. Our large-scale grow factories are truly revolutionary. We harness the power of nature – the cleanest technology on Earth, eliminating the pollution generated across the petroleum-based plastics supply chain.”

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Poison Mushroom – Bomberman: Act Zero

29 Oct

www.youtube.com Click here to watch Poison Mushroom: Saw II: Flesh and Blood Poison Mushroom: Bomberman: Act Zero More like Bomberman: Fun Zero. DIRECTOR’S CHANNEL: youtube.com Machinima Happy Hour is home to the best animation and shorts Machinima has to offer. Check back every weekend for updates on all your favorite shows like Sanity Not Included, Two Best Friends Play, Freeman’s Mind, Sonic For Hire and more! www.youtube.com – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – This video will show you: How to play Bomberman: Act Zero How to ruin a franchise How to betray your fanbase How to bomb cyborgs How to ruin a classic hero – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MMO & RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com TAGS: yt:quality=high Bomberman Act Zero poison mushroom Hudson Soft Konami Xbox 360 microsoft xbox360 Singleplayer Online multiplayer 2D styled gameplay FPB mode first person battle Heart item northernlion machinima “how to” gameplay commentary
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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Poison Mushroom – Family Feud 2010

28 Oct

www.youtube.com Click here to watch Grand Theft Auto: Iowa (Farming Simulator 2011 Gameplay/Commentary) Poison Mushroom: Family Feud 2010 (machinima) We surveyed 100 mental patients. Top six answers on the board. What’s the worst game show video game of all-time? DIRECTOR’S CHANNEL: www.youtube.com/northernlion Machinima Happy Hour is home to the best animation and shorts Machinima has to offer. Check back every weekend for updates on all your favorite shows like Sanity Not Included, Two Best Friends Play, Freeman’s Mind, Sonic For Hire and more! www.youtube.com – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – This video will show you: How to play Family Feud 2010 How to review games How to make Machinima – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MMO & RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com

 
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Poison Mushroom – Tunnel Rats 1968 (Season 2 Finale)

03 Aug

www.youtube.com Click here to watch Poison Mushroom: Rogue Warrior Poison Mushroom: Tunnel Rats 1968 (Season 2 Finale) I didn’t think it was possible to find a more annoying character than Mickey Rourke in Rogue Warrior. I was wrong. DIRECTOR’S CHANNEL: youtube.com Machinima Happy Hour is home to the best animation and shorts Machinima has to offer. Check back every weekend for updates on all your favorite shows like Sanity Not Included, Two Best Friends Play, Freeman’s Mind, Sonic For Hire and more! www.youtube.com – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – This video will show you: How to go deeper How to disarm traps How to stop the spread of Communism, again How to traverse punji sticks – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FOR MORE MACHINIMA, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE MMO & RPG GAMEPLAY, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE ANIMATIONS & SHORTS, GO TO: www.youtube.com FOR MORE TRAILERS, GO TO: www.youtube.com Tags: yt:quality=high poison mushroom northernlion tunnel rats 1968 uwe boll machinima “how to” “poison mushroom” “tunnel rats 1968” “tunnel rats” war film movie Vietnam War booby traps punji sticks grenades tripwire Microsoft Windows first person shooter fps Replay Studios MACHHappyHour “happy hour”
Video Rating: 4 / 5

In theaters October 5 In Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences. Facebook: facebook.com Official Site: disney.com Twitter: twitter.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5