I bought three to try to grow as much food as possible in our small front yard. I have 10 tomato plants in the ground and three hanging in Topsy Turvy planters. All planted on the same day, the one...

I have wine crates all over: bookcases, nightstand, garden containers, mounted on bike racks. I'm pretty crated out so I'll share my DC source: Schneider's on Capitol Hill. They place them on top o...

After using a kitchenaid attachment at my brother's house, my girlfriend and I wanted our own. Instead of waiting to find a good deal on a mixer and an attachment, we decided to look at craigslist....

What free compost mix are you talking about? The pile hidden down in SE, or is there another program I don't know about?

Give them to me! Seriously, I found a leaf shredder at a thrift store for cheap cheap and will gladly take any off of your hands for some serious compost action. I'm in Shaw.

If cotton, cut off the elastic and toss it into your recycling bin. It'll go faster if you cut it into strips first.

You could do some serious wheelies with that geometry.

Schneider's on Capitol Hill. Look for them near or on top of the outdoor refrigerator (freezer?) unit on the south side of the building.

Go around to local liquor/wine stores. Some stores (especially higher-end stores) still receive some wine in wood crates. Some stores are willing to part with them, others aren't. I found one in DC...

Want.