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With only 1 more month to go until the Big, 2nd-Global Day of Action against Monsanto, activists are hard at work, preparing for thousands to converge on Monsanto’s Global Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. It is anticipated that more than … Continue reading →

I read that it (neem oil) >is biodegradable >and has a short half-life: up to 4 days >in water and 44 days in soil. The >article that I shared above said that >Indians use deoiled neem cake and >neem leaves … Continue reading →

A friend of mine Mary Prentice just started a blog about sustainable gardening! http://growfoodmakeart.com/ She will be answering gardening questions and showing off her artwork. I very much look forward to more posts on the 10 design principles of permaculture. … Continue reading →

Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

Well I I know I haven’t written in a while –I’ve been busy :-). However I just did a brief interview with TallPaul and Sheri Menelli. Two wonderful representatives of our California Southern California permaculture community. To listen to the … Continue reading →

Every single disease _will_ have a genetic “cause”. Every… single… one… because we are all built on genes. Any chemicals that affects us must work on us through our gene products. Chemicals can only work on us through the enzymes, … Continue reading →

So I’ve been taking pictures and observing dragonflies at my pond. I think I have identified the majority of them Large all blue — Blue-eyed Darner aeschna multicolor Large all green — Green Darner (Anax junius) or imperator Dark Dark … Continue reading →

What the heck is wrong with the friends of the Madrona Marsh in Torrance California. They are so proud that … Quotes on The Friends of Madrona Marsh (FOMM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and restoring the Madrona … Continue reading →

So I’m wandering around in my garden looking at all the native plants that produce little seeds that the birds eat and I went from there to ruminating about how my neighbors all feed the birds, and buy bird seed … Continue reading →

Friends Just like old growth forests, the original California wetlands had environments that were incredibly and unbelievably complex. It should not take a PhD microbiologist to understand that they had intricate associations that we have no clue about and simply … Continue reading →