fastcompany:

“We don’t hire homies to bake bread. we bake bread to hire homies.”

Homeboy Industries, the passion project of an L.A. priest, has brought life reboots to hundreds of former criminals, including onetime gang members and the fallen CEO of mega-construction company KB Home.

Read the feature story and see more photos->

(via fyeahsociology)

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thehippiedouche:

lunar alphabet, ive always wanted to see it

thehippiedouche:

lunar alphabet, ive always wanted to see it

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If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.

Malcolm X (via humanformat)

(via humanformat)

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fairy-wren:

rainbow bee-eater
(photo by jon cody)

fairy-wren:

rainbow bee-eater

(photo by jon cody)

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wallacegardens:

The Seven-Level Forest Garden:
1)  Canopy (large fruit & nut trees)
2)  Low Tree Layer (dwarf fruit trees)
3)  Shrub Layer (berries & currants)
4)  Herbaceous (herbs)
5)  Rhizosphere (root vegetables)
6)  Soil Surface (ground covers, strawberries, etc.)
7)  Vertical Layer (climbers & vines, beans, etc.)

wallacegardens:

The Seven-Level Forest Garden:

1)  Canopy (large fruit & nut trees)

2)  Low Tree Layer (dwarf fruit trees)

3)  Shrub Layer (berries & currants)

4)  Herbaceous (herbs)

5)  Rhizosphere (root vegetables)

6)  Soil Surface (ground covers, strawberries, etc.)

7)  Vertical Layer (climbers & vines, beans, etc.)

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StartSomeGood: The Blog: Celebrating Some Wins ›

startsomegood:

We’d like to celebrate the fact that, over the past week, three campaigns tipped and one finished up raising far beyond its total funding goal:

nutreats addresses malnutrition in developing countries by selling a great-tasting, nutrient-fortified snack to parents and children living in…

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fairy-wren:

whooper swan cygnets 
(photo by helgi skulason)

fairy-wren:

whooper swan cygnets 

(photo by helgi skulason)

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reifhaus:

#vintagefriday

reifhaus:

#vintagefriday

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spacejam:

“Dim All the Lights,” Donna Summer

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