Author Archives: admin

Friday was fired a day after the cartoon was published in a local Iowa newspaper.  Source: Monsanto Strikes Again: Cartoonist Fired over Pro-Farmer Strip Cartoonist Rick Friday was fired for a cartoon lampooning Monsanto a day before World Press Freedom Day. … Continue reading →

I’m not the fondest of the ground squirrels but they’re part of the ecosystem and the Hawks, Bobcats, and Coyotes need them. It’s amazing how many animals come to drink :-) Love watching them. Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

I have California toad puppies all over the place. I can’t walk in the orchard without them hopping madly out of the way. The second picture shows 6 calmly sitting next to the pond. And in the first one there … Continue reading →

Every single pool I have done, the ducks have shown up within a month. How do they know that the water is now clean for them? I was also recently showing a client all the small aquatic organisms in her … Continue reading →

The tears are real, the pain is real, the problem is real. So, I don’t come here playing games with you all. I don’t come to sit and be a part of a caucus where we talk and do nothing. … Continue reading →

A new study shows in some cases restored wetlands can be a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Source: Restored Wetlands in California May Be Source Of Greenhouse Gases Wow who’da thought that sticking a few twigs in the ground and … Continue reading →

I have developed three different ecologies that can be added to a converted pool separately from the filter modules. The plant component can be made up of: 1) Only California natives. 2) A majority of California natives with some edibles. … Continue reading →

I have been adding a few of these plants to some of my pool conversions. I have also been mind boggled at the biology in my 2 newest conversions. It maybe the time of year but the damselfly larvae population … Continue reading →

The long and daring career of Harriet Tubman, explained briefly Source: You have no idea how hardcore Harriet Tubman really was Fighting for what is beneficial for the human race is what permaculture is about. Read the story! Harriet Tubman … Continue reading →

A study finds the world’s most widely used herbicide turning up in a bunch of morning favorites. Source: What’s for Breakfast? How About Some Monsanto Weed Killer? Yeah but organic free-range eggs? Wow Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!