May 2012
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Since my house burned down,
I now own a better view
of the rising moon.
– Basho (via 122782)
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April 2012
7 posts
19: First steps to cutting Monsanto out of your... →
sustainable-sam:
by April Dávila
While it’s extremely difficult to entirely avoid Monsanto, there are some basic guidelines that anyone can use to minimize the genetically modified organisms in their lives.
Avoid processed foods. In particular, eliminate High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) from your diet and…
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Poland will impose a complete ban on growing the MON810 genetically modified...
– cryptogon.com » Poland to Ban Monsanto’s GM Maize
And yes, here in the USA, we don’t even have the right to know if it is GMO. Well, if it is Soy, Cotton, Corn or Canola, it is GMO.
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March 2012
9 posts
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POLAR BEAR CLUB TONIGHT!!!
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lostinamerica:
How is it only Wednesday? I’ve already got my camping gear and slackline loaded into my car for the weekend. Now, I wait. I need to make some new playlists for my ipod, though. Any song suggestions? Nothing too slow paced.
The Swell Season - “Feeling The Pull”
February 2012
15 posts
How Jarring Is Canning?
americastestkitchen:
Test kitchen intern Blaire Newhard lowers a jar of pickled vegetables into a canning bath as fellow intern Joyce Liao looks on during a test of how various recipes (for pickled vegetables, jams, relishes, and the like) hold up during the canning process. See more behind-the-scenes photos at: http://bit.ly/o0qi36
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Neighborhoodr: Rochester
I just joined Neighborhoodr: Rochester! This is a site to help keep all of us who call Rochester home informed of the goings-on in our lovely city or to showcase all we have to offer to everyone else. Neighborhoodr is a great tumblr community started by Richard Blakeley and Anthony DeRosa and I hope the Rochester edition gets a lot of use.
Follow it on Tumblr here!
We have a government that says it’s okay to eat Twinkies and Cocoa Puffs and...
– From sustainable farmer Joel Salatin. Quote captured by Amy Eddings on WNYC Culture blog. (via newanddifferentsun
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Dream Home. →
Cote de Texas AKA La Coeur de Ma Coeur
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January 2012
13 posts
Seriously girls, I’d rather see a picture of you reading a book or drinking a...
– John Waltmann (via briannagan)
Thank you John and Brian.
Hopefully Getting a Community Garden Plot!
This is going to be so much better than my overzealous roof container garden. Obviously I won’t be able to make enough compost for the whole thing, but I have started saving kitchen scraps and am ordering earthworms this week for a little at-home compost. Has anyone else ever made compost in an apartment? Any tips?