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A Five Minute Break

A consortium of French environmental groups called L’Alliance pour la Planète / The Alliance for the Planet are calling for as many people as possible to turn out their lights and shut off all electrical appliances for 5 minutes today. This action is meant to acknowledge

Gayla : February 1st, 2007 : 2 Comments: Posted in: Link, Ecology

If You Can, Plant a Garden

I really hate to get all gooey and girly and squeee here because it's very embarassing and unbecoming but holy cow how much do I love Michael Pollan. I believe you have to be a subscriber to read it, but take a look at this article

Gayla : January 29th, 2007 : 11 Comments: Posted in: Link, Ecology, Food, Deep Thoughts

Dandelion Watch

A few posts back I mentioned phenology and how the study of dandelion bloom times can be used as a soil temperature indicator. However, at the time I could not find anything online relating to the actual study and recording of these observations on a larger

Gayla : January 17th, 2007 : No Comments: Posted in: Link, Ecology

Andean Potato Farmers Fight Terminator Potatoes

A friend pointed me to this interesting article about a group of indigenous farmers in South America who are taking the multinational corporation Syngenta to task against terminator potato technology that they fear will cause extensive harm to "their region's biodiversity, culture and food sovereignty." "Peru and its

Gayla : January 16th, 2007 : 1 Comment: Posted in: Link, Ecology, Food

Community Input on Pesticide Use

The municipality where I live is posing a question to us, the residents: How can we develop "a program to preserve human health and environmental quality, at the same time respecting the residents of the Municipality of Clarington"? I love that the word "respect" appears in this question/statement. There

Amy : January 9th, 2007 : No Comments: Posted in: Places, Link, Ecology

Don’t Plant, Do Plant

I came across this "Don't Plant a Pest" brochure put out by the California Invasive Plant Council that could be handy for those of you in the Bay Area. I like that instead of listing invasives with a stern warning against planting, they offer reasonable

Gayla : January 8th, 2007 : No Comments: Posted in: Link, Info, Ecology

Amateur Phenology

So. Ummmm. Who's a little freaked out by this crazy weather? They say Canada is totally backwards especially for an El Niño year with the west coast all wet and wild and the east unseasonably warm and snow-less. I've heard that things are also a

Gayla : January 5th, 2007 : 7 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Seasonal, Link, Info, Ecology

My 2006 Gardening Highlights

I don't think I've ever done a "Best of" gardening list* but it seems about time to get started. I have done a "Things Killed" list but this year I'm going to accentuate the positive. Picking favourites is difficult for someone like me who tends

Gayla : January 1st, 2007 : 5 Comments: Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Ecology, Food, Deep Thoughts

Amaze your friends this holiday season (Part 2)

Are you, like me, sitting at your desk reading crafty blogs, itching to get home and work on your own projects? Sneak in a little bit of time to make your own wrapping paper there at work. Pssst: I won't tell if you

Renee : December 20th, 2006 : 1 Comment: Posted in: Projects, Info, Ecology, Art/Craft

Compostable Dishware

I discovered these compostable cups made of a sugar industry derivative called "bagasse" while partaking in my weekly cup of solar-roasted cacao drink at the Farmer's Market. That's my used cup in the photo above. Online environmental products store Branch carries

Gayla : December 15th, 2006 : 1 Comment: Posted in: Link, Ecology, Stuff, Food

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