Hi Elaine, If I may contribute something to this thread.. Generally, if harvesting greens, it is best to take leaf (no more than one third of the plant at...
Hi John, In response to your comment (copied below), I would point out that your position implies a large scale CAFO (concentrated animal feedlot operation) -...
Where does the electricity come from to run these new "green" cars? From coal and nuke powered plants, dammed up rivers, and vast field of solar collectors...
My husband and I drive vintage Ford vans, that get about 13 mpg. His is fully loaded with work equipment, and he spends about $100/wk on gas to get to remote ...
Hi Food Timeline: Food History and Historic Recipes http://www.foodtimeline.org/index.html "The Food Timeline was created by Lynne Olver, reference librarian...
We are putting up our own wind generator and are going to build an electric car out of a 71 squareback. This will be our storage device for energy as well as...
I hope it is ok to announce a course on this list: Permaculture Design and Nature Awareness Earth Ways offers a unique blend between Nature Connection and ...
Hi. There are two main economies. The one of money which is as the recent Zeitgeist movie points out, and the story of stuff movie makes clear, is an anti...
In spite of having absolutely NO rain in 6 months, plus record freezes, there seems to be a lot to eat in our garden. Mostly lambs quarters (chenopodium), an...
Oh, when I say white trash, I'm talking about TRASH. I have tried to get the neighbors on both sides of me interested in growing food (here in the hill...
I say we humans have mutated ourselves. This next generation, whom I call "techno sapiens" have never seen a world not altered by humans. They spend their...
Mystery plant, yellow flower something like monarda, but not quite, leaves look like sage, slightly fuzzy, and the most wonderful scent! Picture in the photo...
Hi, I am not sure how new this is but it's very interesting and full of detail: http://www.naturalnews.com/031922_Monsanto_lawsuit.html#ixzz1ItSY4c9r yours ...
A little away from the usual for the group, but you might be able to help. What do i need to do to not kill a mystery rose, and better still, make it climb a...
New TV commercial for Amway bragging about products from their "own organic farms" showing a handsome actor in a huge monocrop field of cabbages...... SC...
I am now the Austin Organic Gardening Examiner on Examiner.com. Please surf over and read my articles: http://www.examiner.com/organic-gardening-in-austin I...
Thats good Elaine. Heres a good place and the issue to comment on there too: http://www.vegsource.com/news/2009/11/the-comparative-anatomy-of-eating.html...
Hi. Theres too many people here thatd argue with you and against you. Take your feelings and arguments to somewhere else. Let me know where your going to do...
Open call to anyone interested in extreme cold-tolerant plants! Our good friend (and Mongolian Scholar) *Dr U.Beket* has spent the last few years with his team...
Hi out there, A while back I had a friend bring back some cuttings from Cuba. She claimed that it was the highly prized Yuerba Bueno used to make the...
Hi folks, While I think it's brilliant that folk are into pfaf and are having a good gibber to each other about related things, would folk be interested in a...
Oh, I forgot, I changed the spelling of my yahoo group page to traveler-in-thyme, because while I was offline for 3 years, due to lack of internet connection,...
In reality, this "survivalist" has a husband with a job, while I sit at home and do beadwork, play with dolls, and piddle around in the garden. Works for me! ...
Hi there, As I understand it, the cyanide compounds contained in apricot seeds, apple seeds and others may be neutralized by heat. It is possible that they...
Hi there (faerie) While I am not going to criticise the vegan lifestyle choice in a public forum, there is a clear distinction between vegan people and the...
Hi. I propogate Perrenial plants and germinate seeds. Its great, Im getting to be quite succesful but its all mostly learnt by own initiative and feel. I...
