Non violence sculpture and hydroponics

[oakfarm]

Since I work extra in the bookstore I, yesterday, saw poetry books by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, the man behind the non violence sculpture outside the UN headquarter in New York.



Pic: wikimedia

The thing is that there’s copies of that sculpture all over the world. One of the copies is in Malmö, Sweden, by the central station. I have recently been to Malmö. Traveled there by train*, but I missed the sculpture. I would have liked to see it.

With the risk of being all over the place in one entry, I was in Malmö for a course. Among the people I meet there was a guy who has written a book about hydroponics and another guy who wanted to grow wasabi in hydroponics. Real wasabi supply cost as much as truffle, and I have online seen a title claiming truffle has a higher price per kg than cocaine. So why not try to grow wasabi?

*Of course by train, is it true that “flygskam” (flying shame) is like “smorgasbord” and “ombudsman”, Swedish words that have gone global?

Comments

[tarasacon]

I’ve never heard flygskam before this entry, so it’s not global yet! :)

[oakfarm]

Thanks for the info.

[tarasacon]

Also I am fascinated by the notion of growing wasabi hydroponically. There is a shortage so if he manages to make a go of it he could make serious money.

[oakfarm]

That’s true.