The hows and whys of going green - without going bankrupt!
Homegrown food is great. In a perfect world everybody would have acres of land to grow their own organic, healthy food. But for city-dwellers like me, that’s just not within reach. I’m not complaining, though – you can fit a lot of growing things onto a balcony! And while you won’t be able to grow [...]
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I think hybrids are evil. Not hybrid cars, mind you. I’m all for those. I’m talking about a kind of hybrids that most people are in contact with on a daily basis: Man-made hybrid food plants and their seeds. “So, why are they evil, Thomas?” I hear the hecklers say. “Plants aren’t really capable of [...]
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Bumblebees are cool. They’re my favorite pollinators. They buzz around somewhat clumsily on their pollen-and-nectar gathering field trips, openly defying anyone claiming they can’t fly. They help big time with the pollination of our food plants. And they’re generally so docile that you’ll have to step on them or try to eat them to make [...]
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As a follow-up to yesterday’s Happy pollinator week 2009 post, here’s a list of things you can do to help pollinators – and the plants we depend on – survive and thrive: Sign Gotham City Honey Co-Op‘s petition to legalize beekeeping in New York City. Plant and care for pollen-bearing plants, preferrably several different types. [...]
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