Growing Water Wise
Posted on Aug 12, 2010 - 05:04 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
It’s the heat of summer. The plants are wilting rapidly in the garden, and you reach for the hose. Wait a moment. If you want to be water wise, you might want to reconsider your watering habits.
…Home of the First Drive-Thru Bans New Fast Food Restaurants
Posted on Aug 01, 2010 - 06:12 PM
By: Brian Liloia
Baldwin City, with a population of 80,000 and home to a whopping 17 fast food drive-thrus, was home to the very first drive-thru back in 1948. But now the city wants to put a ban on any new drive-thru…
Growing Networks, Growing Food: Community Food Security
Posted on Jul 24, 2010 - 11:13 AM
By: Tricia Edgar
Food security: it sounds so formal, but the concept is actually very simple. If you can eat fresh and healthy food every day, you are food secure. If you struggle to buy or grow or glean enough food…
It is Getting Warm Yet? It’s Summer - Time for Winter Gardening
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 - 06:35 AM
By: Tricia Edgar
It’s summer. While the sun might be sporadic in many places, it’s time to plant your winter garden. Winter garden? Yes, that’s right. Planting a winter garden is a summer time activity,…
How Humans Have Impacted The Oceans
Posted on Jul 11, 2010 - 03:05 PM
By: Brian Liloia
The devastating BP oil spill is still on everyone’s minds as its ecologically dire impacts on the ocean continue to take a toll. The scale of this particular problem is huge, but unfortunately,…
Local Produce is Fun(gi)
Posted on Jun 30, 2010 - 09:23 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
Growing your own? It never looked so good. The grow it locally movement is growing in leaps and bounds, and with it come new trends in urban gardening and foraging. Stinging nettles and dandelions…
Climate Change Might Result in Mass Extinction of Lizards
Posted on Jun 19, 2010 - 04:43 PM
By: Brian Liloia
New research from a study in Science claims that nearly 40% of all lizard populations, and 20% of species could become extinct by 2080, due to the effects of continuing climate change. The study…
Where Does Your Milk Come From?
Posted on May 27, 2010 - 11:53 PM
By: Brian Liloia
Ever wonder where that jug of milk came from that you just purchased at the supermarket? Just how far away were those cows raised? Well, thanks to this super nifty website, you can find out exactly…
Growing Soil
Posted on May 25, 2010 - 10:09 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
It’s spring. The birds are singing, the plants are growing, and at garden stores across the nations there is a run on potting soil and other soil amendments. Everyone is heading out to buy…
Super Green Home: Turf Houses in Norse Era
Posted on May 18, 2010 - 08:29 AM
By: Brian Liloia
Talk about a green home! This website documents some ancient turf home reconstructions that date from the Norse Era in Canada and Iceland. The photos are terribly cool and I cannot resist from sharing.…
