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Monsanto claims food manufacturers will pass the cost of mandatory GMO labeling on to consumers. Campbell’s says otherwise. Source: Campbell’s Decision to Label GMOs Destroys Monsanto’s Main Argument Against Labeling So Permaculture people let’s put our money where are mouth … Continue reading →

Plant Guild #6: Groundcover Plants Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

When Judie Lincer steps out of her La Mesa home in the morning, she steps into a thriving miniature wetland, complete with shorebirds and dragonflies. Source: The great outdoors in her own backyard This is a very beginning project, but … Continue reading →

Western Section of The Wildlife Society is holding its Annual Meeting Feb. 22-26, in Pomona, CA USA; see tws-west.org/pomona2016/?page_id=25 Oh so cool so cool so cool. I go to the website. Annual Meeting 2016 Schedule (a few examples) Welcome, Speakers, … Continue reading →

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 →