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July 2009

Greenhouse Residence Or A Camouflage House

July 31, 2009 Greenhouses

It is really difficult to decide what this home is since trees are growing through the glass roof. Is it a greenhouse residence or a camouflage house? You be the judge…

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GMO Supporters Want To Hijack Sustainable

July 31, 2009 Farm/Garden Politics

Genetically modified organism supporters say that a new certification program needs to be initiated for defining what “Sustainable Agriculture” is and it should most defintely include genetically engineered seeds and plants.
Of course, they give the same old tried, true and tired arguments as to why…

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Truck Farm

July 31, 2009 Media

Now this isn’t your traditional “truck farm.” It is really a farm garden on a truck. A mobile garden that enables the growers to launch a truck farm community supported agriculture program. The 1986 grey Dodge Ram pickup has arugula, lettuce, tomatoes and herbs growing in the bed and the harvests are being delivered to [...]

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Tiny Farm Blog

July 30, 2009 Farming & Agriculture

As I noted a few days ago in a post, small farms (microfarms) are sprouting up all over North America, in fact, small farms are growing in numbers, while large farms are shrinking in numbers or are being bought out and merged into the corporate mega farms.
Tiny Farm blog is the almost daily journal of [...]

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The Non-GMO Project—Monsanto’s Worst Nightmare?

July 30, 2009 Farm/Garden Politics

The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit collaboration of manufacturers, retailers, processors, distributors, farmers, seed breeders and consumers.
The project’s shared belief is that everyone deserves an informed choice about whether or not to consume genetically modified products, and the project’s mission is to ensure the sustained availability of non-GMO choices.
With the increased consciousness of quality food [...]

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GMO Seed Research—Totally Controlled By GMO Seed Companies; They Expect Us To Blindly Trust Them

July 30, 2009 Farm/Garden Politics

Scientists must ask corporations for permission before publishing independent research on genetically modified crops. The editors of Scientific American say that restriction must end. Good luck!
Unfortunately, it is impossible to verify that genetically modified crops perform as advertised. That is because agritech companies have given themselves veto power over the work of independent researchers.
To purchase [...]

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Seattle Veggie Gardens Sprout In Parking Strips

July 30, 2009 Flowers

Up until this year, it was illegal to grow gardens without a city permit in the parking strips, the space between the street and sidewalk, in Seattle.
This year the city council waived the permit requirement for plain flower and vegetable gardens resulting in gardens sprouting up all over the city.
A permit is still required for [...]

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Is Organic Healthier Than Coventionally Grown Food?

July 29, 2009 Farming & Agriculture

Is common sense better than non no sense? This review of the past 50 years of different nutritional studies comparing the two methods of growing food found no difference between the two.
Supporters of organic farming, however, claimed that the results were flawed because of the criteria used to select the most important research.
When all 161 [...]

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New Generation Of Farmers Going Small Scale

July 29, 2009 Farming & Agriculture

With all the interest in eating locally produced food, there’s also a renewed interest in farming. Instead of growing traditional crops like corn, hay and grain, a new generation of farmers is turning to smaller, intensive organic vegetable and herb gardens.
“The re-emergence of small-scale, local farming is part of a national trend, and Boulder is [...]

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How Monsanto & Fox News Prevented Americans From Knowing The Truth About Bovine Growth Hormone

July 29, 2009 Farm/Garden Politics

Former Fox News Investigative reporters tell the behind the scenes real story of how Fox News self censored, pulled information and killed stories about what the network news department knew about Monsanto’s Bovine Growth Hormone under threats from Monsanto…

Now doesn’t that make you feel confident about the safety of our industrial food supply and especially [...]

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