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This category is a place for talking about food politics, food culture, problems with our current way of eating, and ideas for how gardens can help us grow a better food system. View Discussions

david e kelley

squirrel repellent 3 Replies

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David Brownlee

Food for Thought 3 Replies

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John Walker

$500 challenge

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Labor is going to foreign countries since ages.In medieval times warriors were required, they left their homes and now you can see many races spread all over the world.In past decades they were called in western and middle eastern countries,its a ...
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Dear Amna! Get ready for much bigger population flow.In past it used to be skilled and semi skilled workers,but now workers with agriculture back ground are in great demand.I recently read an advertisment in news paper ,an overseas recruiters agen...
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This is what we need::::: “Nation Building through Self Reliance” WHAT IS NATION BUILDING THROUGH SELF RELIANCE??? It is a bouquet of Attainable, Retainable and Sustainable initiatives and projects, addressing Best Improvement Practices in all wal...
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I fully agree with the issue that has been highlighted and also agree to the Amna Mufti sahiba's point of view. Please visit www.vegegarden.net and see the presentation on food crisis. I am trying to raise voice since last 3 years. PLEASE! don't w...
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Salma apa! Problem is many fold,our syllabus should be looked again.I remember in our childhood every body have at least wheat,rice and fuel for them selves.They use to do different duties at village level.Some are laborers in fields,some are pott...
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Hi, everybody! When I decided that I wanted to be more active in spreading the word about growing food, I joined the local Master Gardeners group since it has an education mission. This turned out to be a perfect fit for me. I have worked with a ...
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Penelope I simply must begin carding the llama wool on my porch. Is a drum carder in my future?
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Im a big fan of slow cookers. Just throw everything in and turn on the switch. When you come at night it is all ready and steaming hot. I enjoy grated carrot as a side dish and a bowl of grated beetroot in yogurt. Cook what taste good to you and ...
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HOW TO - ADD A LINK

Several people have experienced difficulty putting working links into comments and blogs etc and I know it is clumsy.... so here is how you do it.....

First type the text you want to appear....  ie  IAN'S PAGE

Then go back and highlight the link text.

Then hit the hyperlink button...a pictogram of a chain link.

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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun 8.

Forum Policy

Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

I would be happy to hear any comments you may have.  This is very much a work in progress so plese feel free to ask me to add anything you think is needed.

I don't want to make our community hide bound by rules and regulations but I think that, as the community has grown, some explanation of what is expected is needed.

Administration

You can refer any que

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Created by Ian May 23, 2009 at 1:55am. Last updated by Ian May 25.

Climate maps

Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..

 Climate map of the USA

Climate map of Australia

Climate map of Europe

 

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Created by Ian Sep 12, 2008 at 6:20pm. Last updated by Ian Apr 14.

Recipes, Recipes, Recipes

Hi Everyone,  I've started to collect together recipes from various posts on the site and put them all together here.

If you have a recipe you want to add on here, just post it on the site and leave a comment on my page telling me where it is and I'll go and fetch it back here.

They are organised in Contributor Order but I'm open to better suggestions!

BEVA'S RECIPES

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Created by Ian Jun 2, 2008 at 9:54am. Last updated by Ian Apr 13.

US STATES ABBREVIATIONS

 

US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona              CA - California           CO - Colorado
CT - Connecticut          DC - Dist of Columbia *   DE - Delaware
FL - Florida              GA - Georgia              GU

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Created by Ian Jan 27, 2009 at 4:27pm. Last updated by Ian Jan 27.

HOW TO - MAKE COMPOST

Recently there was an excellent discussion about composting. I’ve pulled together all the various comments here. You can also watch KGI's video on composting here.

 

 

KATE’S ADVICE

I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but

1 you have to fill it up all at once

2. it seemed mostly

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Created by Ian May 30, 2008 at 5:29am. Last updated by Roger Jan 15.

Notes Home

Welcome to Notes.

To view notes that are in the system hit the "all notes" button above.

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 12:10pm. Last updated by Ian May. 30, 2008.

A Note about Notes

I have just written this note so that I can see what we can achieve by using this new feature.

If you read this and have any suggestions then please leave a comment on my page or email me.

Ian

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 6:19pm. Last updated by Ian May. 28, 2008.

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