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Juanita D. Gibson Why You should eat Organic Foods?

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Added by Juanita D. Gibson on October 15, 2009 at 12:11am — No Comments

shelly Support healthy, affordable food for the price of a happy meal

Please consider contributing $5 to become a member of the Slow Money Alliance and help us spread the word! http://FriendsOfSlowMoney.com Continue

Added by shelly on October 6, 2009 at 10:20am — No Comments

shelly Can we as individuals can help build a "nurture" economy?

The point of this project is to get more individuals involved in supporting entrepreneurship, small business, local community and local food systems. WE can rebuild the economy ourselves, if we start voting with our wallets to support businesses/projects with values that align with ours. If you agree, please learn more & pledge here: http://FriendsOfSlowMoney.com My take on why this project is so importan… Continue

Added by shelly on September 25, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

shelly New Technology to Support Vibrant Sustainable Local Food Systems

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Added by shelly on August 10, 2009 at 8:21pm — No Comments

shelly Top 6 Ways to Identify & Avoid Genetically Modified (GMO) Foods

Recent polls across the world have consistently shown that, if they had a choice, 90% of people would actively seek to avoid GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in their food. Unfortunately, GMOs are taking over our farmland so quickly, it is virtually impossible to avoid eating GM foods... unless you… Continue

Added by shelly on July 28, 2009 at 2:41pm — No Comments

Joy Williams Food, Inc.

This summer a new movie is coming out, in the tradition of Michael Pollan, and Alice Waters.... The movie is called Food, Inc. and it's about the condition of our food. We are facing a tremendous amount of obesity, heart problems and diabetes in this country, to say nothing of cancer and heart problems, and I really do believe that the reason for this is what we are eating! And it starts in the schools. Now all of us have taken a great step in the right direction by planting our own gard… Continue

Added by Joy Williams on June 26, 2009 at 1:57pm — 5 Comments

Natalie Lawson What's Fo' Suppa'? Change Yo' Name?

Have you ever experienced a thought so funny that it tickled your funny bone the whole day? In my experience, those things that make me giggle the most are completely lost to others around me. There was a new Vietnamese restaurant, Pho Sapa, near our home in Phoenix, AZ that my husband and I wanted to try out. I had driven by it on numerous occasions without paying much attention. This time, as we pulled into the parking lot and as I saw the name in large letters across the front of the buildin… Continue

Added by Natalie Lawson on June 25, 2009 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Michelle W. Flannery COOKIN' UP A MESS A COLLARDS

But I have never tasted meat, nor cabbage, nor corn, nor beans, nor fluid food on half as sweet as that first mess of greens. - James T. Cotton Now (1869-1953), American writer and poet, from the Loom of Life. Hamhocks with blackeyed peas, rice, collards, and cornbread. Fried pork chops with mashed potatoes, gravy, squash casserole, collards, sliced tomaotes, and biscuits. Fried chicken with dressing, corn on the cob, sweet potatoes, collards, and biscuits. Pot roast with veggies (carrots, onio… Continue

Added by Michelle W. Flannery on November 16, 2008 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Michelle W. Flannery CHICKEN AND NOODLES

I love to discover new recipes, read old cookbooks, search the web for unique food combinations, and, as inconspicuously as possible, tear recipes from waiting-room magazines. I also love building a new recipe from scratch or recreating an old one. It stimulates the cooking side of my imagination to make substitutions, or make new combinations of flavor and texture. I love the challenge of working with what I have to create an attractive, tasty meal, or compensate when I don't have what a recipe… Continue

Added by Michelle W. Flannery on October 28, 2008 at 11:01pm — 2 Comments

Cooking Up A Story Director's Journal: Organic Foods: Backyard Agriculture

Director's Journal It’s no easy task being a farmer. What makes it even more challenging these days is to find affordable land in the first place. I hear frequent stories along these lines from those just starting out, and, from those who have been farming for awhile. The veteran farmers shake their heads and say something has to change if we’re going to rely on getting our food locally… Continue

Added by Cooking Up A Story on September 20, 2008 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Heather Wood A fertile time

There's a wonderful freshness about my garden right now; it's lush and green and producing like crazy, and the maladies of fierce heat and tall weeds haven't set in yet. Perfect! It's a healthy young child of a garden, and the inevitable adolescence to come is easily forgotten. For me, this is the Year of the Potato. Potatoes aren't supposed to grow well in our area, because our alkaline soil reduces yields and gives them scab. Since plants can be contrary, potatoes have decided to flourish in m… Continue

Added by Heather Wood on May 22, 2008 at 3:57pm — 1 Comment

Bruce F Growing Vegetables on City Rooftops

[Cross posted at European Tribune, Daily Kos, and Corrente in slightly different versions.] Crazy? Maybe, but we're doing it. At the end of this post is a guide full of relevan… Continue

Added by Bruce F on May 12, 2008 at 3:08pm — 1 Comment

David King A General Gardening Bibliography

These are not textbooks – there will be no ‘required reading’ from them – but they are books most gardeners will find extremely helpful over the years. I recommend you put them on your shelf as they will answer most of your questions and give you new windows of opportunity for you and your garden. The books that follow are general garden books – usually each subject we will cover in class will have its own specific list of references. Do not feel obligated to buy each book, but if you are intere… Continue

Added by David King on April 24, 2008 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Ian Dangerous thing when you start thinking

I have been quite ill over the past couple of weeks suffering from Vertigo. I don’t know what caused it although it now appears that it may have been a simple ear infection and more importantly I didn’t realise what it was. Many of my friends across the Internet have sympathised with me and my various ailments as I tried to pin down exactly what the problem was. I knew I was being sick, constantly and I knew I was getting dizzy, sometimes falling over as a result and I made all sorts of perfect… Continue

Added by Ian on March 31, 2008 at 3:42pm — 1 Comment

Heather Wood random musings on nutrition

My medical journals are full of the news that the low-fat dietary guidelines promoted heavily by the USDA (and, unfortunately, several medical organizations) for the last 25 or so years actually did more harm than good, and contributed to the current epidemics of obesity and diabetes. No surprise to anyone who actually tried them out. When I was an undergraduate I had a nutrition professor who evangelized about the life-prolonging possibilities of a nearly fat-free diet, and added that we would… Continue

Added by Heather Wood on March 25, 2008 at 9:49am — No Comments

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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'
........So the story is that this land is under the unlawful use of big wigs.No body dares to touch them.As they are usually in govt.or are the relatives of those in power.That is why I was telling Salma,problem is not simple.It is so intricate,it...
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amna mufti commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'
Glenn! we also have the same allotment system.In which about 550 square feet ,(if I am not mistaken) or so is alloted to a family to grow fuel wood on it .Govt. only plants the trees and then the family looks it aftern grow what everthey want alon...
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Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's blog post 'What is an Allotment'
I would love to have an allotment, there needs to be more of them.
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Kathryn commented on Glenn Fletcher's photo 'My Allotment'
great shot, yours seem to have the most on it.
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amna mufti commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'
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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Red bugs.'
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Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal commented on amna mufti's photo 'Flight of fancy'
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Glenn Fletcher commented on Glenn Fletcher's blog post 'What is an Allotment'
I pay £50 pounds a year approximately for my allotment. This amount has doubled in the last few years as their popularity has increased. Mine is 300 square yards, although there are smaller ones. The trend nowadays is to split them in two, so they...
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Allotments are now very popular in the UK. I used to have empty ones around mine for years. This site describes what an allotment is. The main advantage of an allotment is that it does not have to be too tidy, so is ideal for trying out different ...
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Glenn Fletcher commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'
I believe the British allotment system was developed in the late 19th & early 20th centuries to feed the urban poor mainly in the north of the country. Areas of land in urban areas were owned by local government and small parcels [300 square yards...
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Kathryn commented on Salma Kamal's blog post 'Pakistan: “Home Kitchen gardening to crush hunger”.'
I am not in Pakistan as you know but there are very many similarities. The populace is very poor with the basic wage being given to most and usually without health insurance included, even though that is illegal here. The basic wage is not enough ...
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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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