Mirabilis.caAn eclectic assortment of stuff: food, archaeology, fun, books, history, geekery, etc.Keyhole gardens lock out starvation in Lesotho- June 20, 2008 From Celesias: Keyhole Gardens Lock Out Starvation in Lesotho. Sometimes, the best solutions are low-tech. For example, in the tiny African country of Lesotho, a simple organic gardening technique called &34;keyhole gardening&34; is allowing people to produce enough vegetables to nourish their families without having to invest in costly technology, fuel, fertilizer or pesticides. As the ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/06/19/keyhole-gardens-lock-out-starvation-in-lesotho/ Insects on the menu for Vijs restaurant- June 19, 2008 From Now Public: Insects on the menu for Vij&8217;s restaurant. The world is in a frenzy to help protect the environment and lead &8216;green lifestyles&8217;. Meeru Dhalwala, the chef and co-owner with husband Vikram Vij, is adopting this go-green attitude for their Vancouver based restaurant- in the form of BUGS. That&8217;s right! They have decided to ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/06/18/insects-on-the-menu-for-vijs-restaurant/ Remains of medieval bishops identified- June 18, 2008 From UKTV: Remains of medieval bishops identified. Archaeologists have identified the remains of medieval bishops buried at Whithorn Priory in Galloway, Scotland, 600 years ago. The bones of the six bishops were discovered continue The Withorn Priory and Museum website has a Withorn Discovieries page, but there&8217;s nothing about the medieval bishops there yet. (The site still worth ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/06/18/remains-of-medieval-bishops-identified/ Stockholm syndrome for moths- June 18, 2008 From Carl Zimmer at The Loom: Stockholm Syndrome For Moths. A caterpillar&8217;s life is not an easy one. The plants that it eats make toxins to make it sick. Birds swoop in to pluck it away and feed it to their chicks. But the most horrific threat comes from wasps that use caterpillars as hosts for ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/06/18/stockholm-syndrome-for-moths/ Worlds weirdest wedding customs- June 18, 2008 From Atypical Events: World&8217;s Weirdest Wedding Customs. All over the world, people practice numerous wedding customs that have been passed on through many generations. Although each has a long history of meaning and significance, many just seem strange and out of place in todays culture. Check out some of the historical wedding customs that are still practiced ...http://mirabilis.ca/2008/06/18/worlds-weirdest-wedding-customs/ |