Be a Master of Foul, Fish, Flowers, and Veggies in Lubbock!

Yep, you have to love beings with "Master" in their title. Master Yoda. Master Splinter. Master Bean. Master Blaster. Masters of the Universe. And, of course, Master Gardener.

Be a Master G! (Sugarhill Gangsters unite!)

The Lubbock Master Gardeners are at it again - and it's your chance to become an apprentice in the art of gardening and backyard farming.

They are offering four stand-alone 2-hour classes - $15 per class or $50 for all four! (Liking the math on that one!)

• Chickens and the Garden
• Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies to the Garden
• Aquaponics
• Mastering Vegetables

Learn more here (Avalanche Journal) and here (Lubbock Master Gardeners site).

May you go to the classes and become a Lubbock Master Eco Hero!

Recycling Ideas: Let's Get Rolling - Tires, that is

In case you are tired of all the tires we have lying around:

One of my office mates is driving her Tahoe around with four tires in the back hatch. Why, because she is very thrifty and the average disposal fee for getting rid of old tires (when purchasing new ones) is a little over $9 per tire.

Some lovely trucker dumped 15 semi truck tires at Grizz' hobby shop, so they are stacked up out back.

Lubbock Power and Light customers are allowed to haul 4 passenger car tires per year per household to the city dump. Be sure to take your utility bill with you.

But, wouldn't it be better to find something useful to do with these used tires that seem to overwhelm us these days? Instructables to the rescue!

 Sandals from an old auto tire, pt. 2

Trugs!!!

Fish Pond!

Coffee Table (with storage!)

Grow Tubers!!!

Compost Grass!

Roll out the (compost) barrel!

Beehive!

Solar Oven!

For you wannabe swingers!

And here is a cool Autoblog article about others who are recycling tires.

May we all tread a little more lightly!

PS. If anyone local is interested in 15 free semi truck tires...