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The Wrong Kind of Green

Joel Salatin is one of the leaders of the sustainable farming/beyond organic/pastured animal/local foods movement (we have to condense all those down to some acronym one of these days), and he was selected by his Senator to go to Washington … Continue reading

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The Heirloom Seeds Are Sprouting

We felt like proud parents last night when we checked on our seeds and saw tiny roots pushing their way through the coffee filter.  Tomatoes and peppers–we can just imagine how they are going to taste.  Devin transplated them to … Continue reading

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Christopher Dawson Quote for the Day

What am I supposed to do when I read this?  I suppose that panic is not a very virtuous option. “We are only just beginning to understand how intimately and profoundly the vitality of a society is bound up with … Continue reading

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Heirlooms

Heirlooms!  Mathoms; Michel Delving; Greater than the worth of all the Shire; All your base! Our heirloom seeds have arrived, and we are so excited.  We are going to germinate them using the baggy method then transfer them into a … Continue reading

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If I Give Up All My Freedom Then I’ll Be Safe

This is the bumper sticker that has been on many cars over the past years to protest the Bush administration’s ostensible removal of our freedoms.  In practice, no one I know lost any of their freedoms; however it does seem … Continue reading

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