From the “I told you so” department.
I hate GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and their insidious sidekick, chemical farming, with the same passion I reserve for pedophiles, politicians, drug sales reps and big bankers.
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February 1, 2010
December 18, 2009
As gardeners, we know that we are held ransom to water. Rain, dew, pipe, irrigation, drip, flood, spray, weep … if the water doesn’t reach our gardens somehow – or if there is too much of it or it is timed poorly – our plantings are doomed. If we were counting on that food for our own survival, as much of the world does, things would be bleak indeed.
In many, many places, there is a thick layer of dust and doom spread over the landscape. What water is available is often polluted beyond use, too salty, a vector for horrible diseases or too deep underground to retrieve. Global climate trends have forced people off formerly arable land squarely into the lap of aid agencies. Even if the aid agencies operated in some sort of idealized state – and they do not – living from handout to handout is hardly humankind’s proper state of existence.
Enter, stage left, the incredible synergy of water projects and micro-finance loans.
October 30, 2009
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.
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.
October 9, 2009
@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.
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:
October 4, 2009
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.
March 25, 2009
Like most gardeners, I’ve learned a few tricks over the years that make gardening easier. For me, the best, like these, are nearly free and all are easy to make and use.
1. Tomato ties: Nothing you can buy in the store will work as well for tying tomatoes to their stakes as Read on …
November 10, 2008
Well, last night, here in Detroit, we got our first snow of the season. That’s November 9th and it came at around 9:00 PM.
It was a light dusting of large flakes, but they certainly didn’t last very long. listen
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November 8, 2008
Back in May I wrote about how busy I was with various things, such as the garden and some volunteer work. Well, I got overwhelmed with it all as the business kept building and my wife decided we should take a vacation (she was right – and I deeply appreciated the time off – but back home things were piling up and showing the neglect. By the time I would get home at night, it was too dark to garden and I was too tired to try. Read on …
