In issue 11 of Plenty, we covered Freegans, the dumpster divers extraordinaire. We also mentioned some starting points for your own dumpster diving, like DumpsterWorld, along with regifting community at Freecycle, for those who don't wish to engange in a garbage hunt just yet.

Joining their ranks comes FreeMesa.org, a website dedicated helping people to find needed items for the best price possible—free! FreeMesa hopes to reduce consumption and waste through recycling while also improving the living standards of those in need (and those just needing some free space), stressing the importance of how we should help each other through these regiftings.

Posted by Rj Gambale on Aug 29, 2006 at 12:27 PM
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What's blonde, blind, and over 7,500 feet underwater? Kiwa hirsute, of course. This new species of furry crustacean, recently discovered 900 miles south of Easter Island, is so distinctive that scientists created an entirely new family and genus for it. As reports of newly discovered species continue to rock the scientific community--remember last month's report about Indonesia's Lost World?-- the need to care for the environment has become even more pressing. What other flora and fauna are out there, still waiting to be discovered?

Posted by Rj Gambale on Mar 10, 2006 at 4:37 PM
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What would you do if you had an M-16? Turning it into a stroller might not be your first choice, but that's one of the results in the School of Visual Arts' "DISARM...New Year, New Use" exhibit, running from Feb 16th to March 4th at the SVA Gallery in New York City. After that, the exhibit will be on view at the Art Directors Club from March 20th to the 24th.

Posted by Rj Gambale on Mar 1, 2006 at 2:04 PM
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After a slight snow delay, the DIY event Swap O Rama Rama was held at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, NY on February 20th. While I was not at the first Swap O Rama Rama that was held last October, after reading our Retreads article in Issue 8 (Change is in the Air by Joshua M. Bernstein), I wanted to see DIY creativity in action.

Posted by Rj Gambale on Feb 24, 2006 at 6:18 PM
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In the last issue of PLENTY (Issue 8: The Unlikely Environmentalists), we covered how Wendy Tremayne's Swap-O-Rama-Rama is helping revive the DIY movement in New York City (Change is in the Air, pages 19-21). If you missed this event the last time around, you're in luck as the next Swap-O-Rama-Rama is being held again in Brooklyn, NY this Sunday (Feb 12) from 2-7pm. All you have to bring is $10 and a bag of unwanted clothes and you'll have access to all the half-hour-long workshops and DIY materials needed to personalize everything you swap for. You can also take a break from modding your new finds to watch films like Jess Dobkin's Restored project and Faye Lederman's A Good Uplift. There's even a stand up comedy act by Jessica Delfino.

Posted by Rj Gambale on Feb 9, 2006 at 3:09 PM
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