Ice Cream: Selected Internet Resources (Science Reference Services, Library of Congress) Science Reference Section Science, Technology and Business Division Library of Congress Selected Titles ... Selected Internet Resources Selected Titles The Next Stage of Human Evolution What lies beyond our current stage of human evolution? How does this connect to what Jesus, Buddha and other great avatars and mystics have revealed about our higher potential? And how do we begin to translate the truth of Oneness into new forms of wholeness, in community and social organization? If you are curious about these questions and what they reveal about your own evolutionary journey, we have an important call event for you with Barbara Marx Hubbard.
How to Grow 100 Pounds of Potatoes in 4 Square Feet On many occasions, we've been tempted to grow our own potatoes. They're fairly low maintenance, can be grown in a pot or in the ground, last a fairly long time if stored properly, and can be very nutritious (high in potassium and vitamin C). Here's more incentive: according to this article, you can grow 100 pounds of potatoes in 4 sq. feet. generate your own vegetable planting calendar on-line I've put together a planting calendar that will calculate the planting dates for crops for whatever zone you're in. Just enter your last frost date, click the button and everything gets calculated. (magic!) It's not quite done yet. I don't think the last few dates calculate yet.
Will the real food movement please stand up? Image: Will Etling’s “Sustain,” originally for GOOD magazine and contributed to Green Patriot Posters. Farmer Bob Comis recently suggested that the food movement is suffering from “multiple personality disorder.” He argued that several vocal factions — foodies, locavores, and “smallists” — tend to dominate the food movement discussion, unrealistically distracting us from our ultimate objective: bringing affordable, organic food to all as part of a broader commitment to social justice. For decades now, organic farmers and sustainable food activists of all stripes have been vexed by the question: Is this a movement? Can it scale and have meaningful impact? At one eloquent and entrepreneurially-impeccably-credentialed end of the spectrum stands farmer Joel Salatin:
Kitchen Cheat Sheet: Kitchen Tips & Cooking Hacks Your kitchen is one of the most essential areas in your home. A lot of people apparently consider this spot as their safe zone especially for moms and dads who really love cooking and eating. However, having the perfect kitchen entails a lot of challenges when it comes to organizing, preparing, and storing. By and large, people who currently have an amazing kitchen on their own have probably tried several processes and systems in their kitchen zones. Although it is quite a trial and error process to obtain a nice and well-functioning kitchen, you could have this by simply knowing the essentials. How to build My 50 Dollar Greenhouse First off – you really can build this thing very cheaply, but to do so you have to recycle, freecycle, and scrounge. If you just go out and buy new everything it will probably cost over $200 – still not bad all in all.This Article is featured in Jan 2010 issue of Birds and Blooms Magazine!Want to find out if this thing works before you read all this?
The Salvia Divinorum Grower's Guide - [www.rhodium.ws] Contents ContentsEntering The UroborosStarting From An Unrooted CuttingConstructing A Humidity ChamberRooting In WaterWaiting For Roots To FormPlanting In SoilConstructing A Humidity TentGrowing Outside A Humidity TentOptimum Growing Parameters Soil Temperature Misting, Watering & Feeding Light Hydroponic Cultivation Growing Medium Nutrient Management Pests White Flies Spider Mites Aphids Scale Snails Problems Browning Leaf EdgesYellow LeavesSlow Growth Pruning For Maximum Leaf ProductionHarvesting LeavesDrying LeavesProducing SeedTaking CuttingsTail-To-MouthBibliographySources For Salvia DivinorumInformation Resources `Few have heard of it.
Guide to Coconuts From its butter to its water—the mighty coconut may be the perfect food. Considered a fruit, a nut, and a seed (though technically in the drupe family), the coconut is one of those addicting foods that you can never get enough of. The palm is also called the “Tree of Life” because every single part of the plant can be used to make everything from milk to musical instruments. It’s a good thing the coconut lives up to its weighty name, providing the world with delicious retreats into coconut-food heaven. Here’s the low-down on the health benefits, how to bake up delicious coconut cake, and whip up beauty applications, and why everyone is obsessing over this fuzzy, brown food.
Digital Library — Feast Afrique This library currently lists 190+ books and collections, referenced in The Jemima Code and more, from 1828 to the present day. (I try to update it as I find info, at least monthly) They live on virtual shelves on The Internet Archive (to read, click ‘borrow’ and you’ll see options. You might need to register), HathiTrust, The National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine and a few more.
Farmers Markets Farmers markets are an integral part of the urban/farm linkage and have continued to rise in popularity, mostly due to the growing consumer interest in obtaining fresh products directly from the farm. Farmers markets allow consumers to have access to locally grown, farm fresh produce, enables farmers the opportunity to develop a personal relationship with their customers, and cultivate consumer loyalty with the farmers who grows the produce. Direct marketing of farm products through farmers markets continues to be an important sales outlet for agricultural producers nationwide.
beginner guide to growing chile peppers By Julian Livsey This guide is for anyone who has somehow hit on the idea that it would be fun to grow chile peppers. You haven't grown them before, perhaps you haven't really grown anything before. After a bit of research on the internet you are completely overwhelmed by the advice and information; not sure where to begin. thechileman website is not aimed at the prefessional growers, yet when we start talking in the guides about vermiculite and heated propagators it may make you wonder whether growing chile peppers is for you afterall.
Definitely! The closer to home, the better. by cardplayer Jan 24