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

Hamilton

On Sunday I travelled to Hamilton, Ontario to attend a number of events. The first was a book signing at a fantastic independant art supply store called "Mixed Media." I was really impressed with the store which offered so much more than art supplies including
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Gayla : January 15th, 2007 : No Comments
Posted in: Link, Events, You Grow Girl

Window Shopping

I'm a sucker for email newsletters. They offer information and window shopping all in one great big ol' job-distracting, e-mail notifying beep. So, imagine my surprise when today's Best Bets from New York Magazine was gardencentric! Granted, the suggestions are
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Renee : January 15th, 2007 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Pests & Disease, Stuff

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

Where to Get Dandelion Seeds

I posted back in October about my new-found culinary interest in dandelion greens and a few of you have been writing to ask where I got the seeds. In my case the dandelions have been coming up all on their own in my commuity garden.
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Gayla : January 4th, 2007 : 6 Comments
Posted in: Herbs, Link, Seeds, Food

Serenity Now: Portland’s Japanese Garden

As promised, here are a few images from my Feb 2006 trip to the Japanese Garden in Portland Oregon. I defy you to feel Holiday angst while browsing these images. I may need to print one out wall-sized and hang it directly behind my computer. I'm
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Gayla : December 21st, 2006 : 9 Comments
Posted in: Places, Deep Thoughts, Photography

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

Affordable Gifts For Gardeners (To Buy)

I'm not one to go nuts with the gardening products since a lot of required gardening materials are either one-time buys (like good shears), tools and containers that can be purchased used, or items that can be fashioned from recycled materials (i.e. plastic water bottles) -- I am
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Gayla : December 19th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Seasonal, Link, Stuff
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