As part of my never-ending quest to become more self-sufficient and reduce my carbon footprint, I purchased an SOS Sport Solar Oven from the Solar Oven Society in Minnesota. Though there was a glitch that delayed the shipment, the kind folks at the society made it right and threw in a set of reflectors that […]

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This incredible image of a queen hanging on a queen cell is part of a macrophotography sequence on Flickr that shows us the inner lives of bees. Blogger Scienceray offers a complete explanation for each photo, including the poignant closing pictures that show bees being destroyed by mites. Take a moment […]

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We still have some things to do to finish our hoophouse before the snow flies (trim the plastic, complete the louvers). But happiness is heading to the hoophouse with Shmoopsie each night when I come home from work to find the inside environment is 10 to 20 degrees warmer than the outside. When the air […]

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Mitra Sticklen cares passionately about sustainable food issues, which makes me delighted to announce that she will now be blogging for Sustainable Farmer. Her new blog is Growing Necessity: Yardens, Farms and AgriCulture. Always on the cutting edge, that new word “yarden” is a Mitra invention.
A graduate of Michigan State University’s RISE program (Residential Initiative […]

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