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Yeaaaa, apparently they were 5 because I have mine in Ramona and these were in Riverside The Center for Biological Diversity is pushing for the California Spotted Owl’s designation as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, following on the heels … Continue reading →

agAnytime Source: Bollgard II XtendFlex | Traits | Deltapine So I read something about GMO cotton and decided to try to find out what they had done to it. It wasn’t easy. But it’s called Deltapine, and in a nutshell … Continue reading →

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrin Aquatic habitats : In aquatic settings, toxicity to pyrethrin fluctuates, increasing with rising temperatures, water, and acidity. Run-off after application has become a concern for sediment-dwelling aquatic organisms because pyrethroids can accumulate in these areas.[32] Aquatic life is extremely … Continue reading →

What do you find when you look behind the curtain of the bird world? Source: The Dark Secrets of the Bird World – Wait But Why Yes why :-) Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

Chemistry is a language. I will bet that in the future people with good native language skills will do very well in chemistry. I hated chemistry in college but I loved biology and subsequently microbiology and I realized that I … Continue reading →

First it was the bees, now a major report suggests a host of wildlife is being harmed by the widely-used neonicotinoid pesticides Source: Neonicotinoid pesticides are bad news for everything | New Scientist The chemicals break down more slowly than … Continue reading →

Source: biologicaldiversity.org/news These systemic insecticides cause entire plants, including pollen and fruit, to become toxic to pollinators; they are also slow to break down, and thus they build up in the environment. Here it says the neonicotinoid pesticides are slow … Continue reading →

I had busted my tail trying to keep my trees away from the gophers without poisoning them. My ex significant other – who donated the liquid plumber to my constructed wetland – was extremely annoyed that I was spending the … Continue reading →

I paced off the amount of my property that does not have rain water catchment and flows onto the street as 420 square feet which is 1% of an acre My property is four acres so that means 0.25% of … Continue reading →

Here is a recent post from Diane’s facebook page Source: Podcasts with Diane Kennedy Two podcasts with me talking about permaculture, Finch Frolic Garden, and how you can save money and the world through gardening! :) Please let me know … Continue reading →