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Places to Visit: Vancouver’s Floating Dining Room

carla published on August 23, 2010 in food and technology. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , .

Good Morning, SuperForest!

We’ve all heard of the Plastiki voyage in which a boat made out of 12,500 plastic bottles sailed from San Francisco to Sydney, but moored at the False Creek Yacht Club in Vancouver, a little raft has also been creating a little splash of its own.

Located near its restaurant partner “C“, this elegant dining room sits on a raft made of 1,700 plastic bottles set in a frame made of reclaimed pinewood. It seats about 12 guests and offers visitors a six-course sustainable seafood meal paired with organic and biodynamic wines. As described by creator, Shannon Ronald, this has all been developed as a way to fundraise for his School of Fish Foundation and its educational aspirations, which includes everything from educating chefs and changing the restaurant business to encouraging schools to collect scientific data from, and work closely with local marine conservation organizations.

After obtaining all of the necessary permits to proceed with his vision, the plastic dining room is now available for the general public to rent and enjoy.

Wins all around!

Shannon Ronald is shedding light on the issue of how plastics are affecting our oceans, and because he is such a clever cat, he’s found a way to create harmony between these enemies. And judging on the success of his little experiment, it is safe to predict several more of these plastic rafts might begin to float about in a port near you.

Have an excellent Monday,
Carla

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Places to Visit: “The Minister’s Tree House”, Crosseville, TN

carla published on July 22, 2010 in celebrity and zeitgeist. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , .

In Crossville Tennesse, you can find what’s being referred to as the largest treehouse in the world. Supported by a live 80 foot tall white oak, this massive structure stands 97 feet into the sky (ten stories), is approximately 8,000-10,000 square feet, and is primarily built by recycled materials of lumber from garages, storage sheds, and barns.

It was created by Horace Burgess, who says that a divine vision told him to build a treehouse. “I was praying one day, and the Lord said, ‘If you build me a treehouse, I’ll see you never run out of material.”‘ Fourteen years later, he’s still building.

To be completely honest with you, I wasn’t really sure what to think when I first read this. I love the concept of a treehouse, but ten stories of it along with talk of divine inspiration seemed a little over the top. Then I read on. When asked why he built it, Burgess said he built it for everyone. And in case that sort of message isn’t clear enough, at the bottom of the tree house, a homemade sign reads, “Welcome Friends”

It’s probably very easy to judge or label Mr. Burgess as a religious extremist, or his treehouse as an obscure religious sactuary, but there are a couple things at play here that one cannot deny. Burgess shows conviction (and probably even courage). He had the vision and the intention to create something greater than himself. And he did. No matter what the backstory, that is always something very noteworthy.

“The Master’s Treehouse” in Tennessee? Definite place to visit.

Read the full article about this treehouse, here!
Love,
Carla

Places to Visit: The Tule Tree (Oaxaca, Mexico)

carla published on March 13, 2010 in zeitgeist. 7 Comments Tags: , , , , .

With the thickest trunk in the world (and DNA studies reporting that it is, in fact, one tree), the nearly 2,000 year old Tule tree in Oaxaca, Mexico literally made my jaw drop and just placed pretty high on the “Places I need to visit in this lifetime” list.

Here’s a video to show us around the mystifying “Tree of Life”:

So rad. Thanks to SuperForester Afshawn and her awesome blog, Musings of a College Student, for the heads up!

Love!

-C