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And more toads. This little guy is about the size of a golf ball but look how pudgy! That’s not puffed up in fear that’s just sitting outside it’s gopher hole. So then I was digging and all of a … Continue reading →

Source: Minn. farmers warned not to plant Monsanto’s latest Roundup soybeans The product in question is Roundup Ready 2 Xtend, a genetically modified soybean seed that is resisistant to a pair of herbicides called glyphosate and dicamba. It was developed … Continue reading →

So looking more into salt pools (sorry I mean e-chlorine pools) and the amount of salt added, I started wondering about how many these pool systems have been sold to people with heart conditions. People who have been told to … Continue reading →

You can have clean, crystal clear, healthy pool water with almost no chlorine at all – with Go Chemless™. Go Chemless™ – The first practical NASA spinoff ionization system for creating the purest, clearest, healthiest pool water you will ever … Continue reading →

A first-of-its-kind report card on the nation’s wetland habitats shows the western U.S. is not doing a good job at keeping these disappearing ecosystems in good condition.The report, released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency t Source: EPA: Western wetlands … Continue reading →

The global pesticide and bioscience giant Monsanto is a byword for evil for millions of campaigners and concerned citizens, writes JP Sottile. But that has never stopped it getting its way with the people that matter – politicians and regulators. … Continue reading →

From jm The pond is just unbelievably clear, Bob; I don’t EVER recall seeing it so clear. THANK YOU So one of my clients sent me an email yesterday with the above quote. I just wanted to share my observations … Continue reading →

Most of the time when people talk about optical density they are talking about laboratory results using a spectrophotometer and glass cuvettes, and measuring the light passing through a one-centimeter lightpath. But it certainly also applies in the real world … Continue reading →

Not mine! But I wish :-) Source: Ducklings! They are at Diane Kennedy’s. For the full details see the “source” above. Diane has worked incredibly hard to have a wonderful permaculture demonstration garden. She runs tours regularly and if you … Continue reading →

Legendary punk rocker Alice Bag has been carrying the torch for sharp feminist outspokenness since she helped pioneer the L.A. punk scene in the 1970s, so it’s hard to believe she’s just now releasing her first solo album. As an … Continue reading →