Washing dishes is a chore, sometimes they pile up. But eventually they get done. As with any modern family, washing the dishes at our house means getting the scraps into the compost bowl and placing them into the...
Read MoreThings that make you throw up just a bit in your mouth… FDA officials said they aren’t concerned about the safety of the juice but will increase testing to make sure the contamination isn’t a problem. In a...
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I have used J-B Weld for quite a few years. It is to super glue what super glue is to Elmers...
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How much food do you think your family throws away each year? According to the US Environmental...
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There are many ways of dealing effectively with garden pest snail and slug problems. Encourage...
Read MoreA couple of months ago I posted about Compost-What’s In and What’s Out. However, it’s not enough that you throw your organics, food and yard waste into your compost bin (although it’s a good start!) You must also be aware...
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In a word, “NO”. No truth in advertising… new plastics are designed to degrade (not to be...
Read MoreHOW ORGANIC WEED KILLER FORMULA WORKS Most organic weed killer formulas are fundamentally acids. Weak solutions of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, pelargonic acid (from grapes, apples and carrots as found in the commercial weed...
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So, it turns out that when you pick an already ripe pumpkin from your garden, carve it up and find...
Read MoreLast week, I found out one of my chickens, Katie, is a pecker. She bullies my other little chicks, and in one case stripped off the back feathers of Isabella (another little chick). Can chickens be evil? This one is probably...
Read MoreJust a quick update on my project to take my chickens into the sustainable future of solar power. The basic premise of solar energy is that you can take energy from the sun, store it and use if for later. I’ve been wanting to...
Read MorePesticides and fertilizers can cause significant harm to public health and the environment. Most pesticides contain potentially toxic chemicals that can cause negative health effects such as cancer and neurological and...
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