DIY

09 Oct 2009

DIY Diva: The end of the world is near!!! (Making a good disaster preparedness kit)

Heyo-the DIY Diva here. Last Friday I went to see Zombieland on a splurge night with some other broke-ass friends. It should be mentioned that Zombieland was the best zombie movie we’d seen since Shaun of the Dead. But, that is not what this column is about. It’s about the

Kate Kotler - DIY Diva 0
06 Oct 2009

The Rock Paper Scissors Collective

If you read Monica’s post about Workshop on Saturday, then you know that BAS loves DIY.  And the more the merrier, so here is another DIY hub in the East Bay. In the heart of the Oakland art scene is a little hole in the wall called the Rock Paper

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05 Oct 2009

FREE: Learn to Grow Food on Your Roof

Roofs in NYC can be hard enough to put yourself on, let alone anything besides a metal folding chair or a milk crate. Some people are determined enough, and manage to set up their roof tops with couches, canopies and kiddie pools. And then there’s people like Annie Novak who

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03 Oct 2009

5 Reasons You Should Head To Workshop

So as I was shooting the shit yesterday with Stuart on my day off, we both realized that we have robbed our readers of a real explanation about what Workshop is. Kelly Malone, one of the closest comrades of BAS and an amazing friend, has finally kicked off her dream

Monica Miller - The Intern 0
02 Oct 2009

DIY Diva: Composting Bins for Under $20

Heyo- the DIY Diva here with part two of my “grossest project yet” post about building composting bins. So, faithful readers, I took a bit of crap last week from commenters who objected to my post about the process of researching how to build a composting bin to prepare mulch

Kate Kotler - DIY Diva 0
25 Sep 2009

DIY Diva: My Grossest Project Yet

Heyo – the DIY Diva here with my grossest, most disgusting project yet.  Today I’m going to talk today about building my very own composting bin. I just moved to an apartment in Oakland which has a huge backyard.  My housemates and I have discussed starting a sort-of urban farm

Kate Kotler - DIY Diva 0
21 Sep 2009

Web Programmers Wanted – Join Team Broke-Ass

We’ve got some really amazing things going on here at Broke-Ass HQ, and some really big changes are in the works for the website.  The only problem though is that Kenny, our web genius, is only one person.  We’re currently looking for a web programmer who wants to join Team

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19 Sep 2009

Get Off Your Ass and Make Something Cool — Workshop Open TODAY!

So things have been quiet with Indie Mart lately. I haven’t had a place to shake my ass and spend all the little hard earned cash I have in quite sometime. But Kelly is dusting off her latest project and polishing it off with an awesome opening party to get

Monica Miller - The Intern 0