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October 30, 2009
Catch my drift catcher?

You are probably here because you agree that organic food is a good idea. In that case, you might might be interested in this 5:47 radio link.

 


QUEST on KQED Public Media.

You may also be interested in knowing that Ireland is now officially and completely GMO free. Not even so-called ‘trial fields’ (which end up contaminating the surrounding fields as their pollen spreads). This is HUGE victory … to have even ONE government stand up to big-ag instead of cowering before it, as the US, Canadian and British governments have.

Obama betrayed us all in his appointment of a representative of big-ag as our nations ag representative … but what else are we to expect? The guy he appointed is associated with the group that started the “groundswell” letter writing campaign against the Whitehouse organic garden. Obama is too much of a politician, and not enough of a man, to stand up to these folks … but it looks like the Irish are up to the task.

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October 9, 2009
Gardening for dollars

@GardenSeed posted a twit a few months ago that warrants a re-visit. What she said was “let’s all help the economy with some small victory gardens. check this out for free seeds & tips http://bit.ly/ebN9j

Her thinking was, and is, good.

Read on, my gardening friend. Read on …

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A layered approach to gardening

Due to the abundance of raw materials, the slowed growth of weeds and the generally good moisture levels, autumn is an excellent time to begin a garden. Here’s how:

Read on, my gardening friend. Read on …

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October 4, 2009
There’s always next year

No matter how your garden grew this year (and cooler weather in Michigan and elsewhere doomed many a garden to miserly results, while heat and drought performed the same task elsewhere), there’s always next year.

Well, not for me … I’m going to let mine go fallow next year – it’s way overdue. (see Leviticus, chapter 25)

But MOST years, fall is a time of taking the last of the harvest and storing it somehow. My wife and I usually can as much as we are able, dry some and spread the rest quietly around wherever we see need.

Read on, my gardening friend. Read on …

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October 1, 2009
It’s leaf mold time again

If you find that you have more leaves than you can compost this fall, there are strategies for dealing with the excess that don’t involve blowing it onto the neighbors’ yard while they are at work.

Not that I would know anything about that. ;-)

Read on, my gardening friend. Read on …

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