Not sure the students are gonna be adequate replacements for the worms... Six, perhaps seven weeks. Doable, in other words. Thanks again
Wow, a tidal wave of good advice... Fernando, I do know some of those people and will give 'em a ring. I must admit I hadn't thought very long...
Very good points, and based on my own experiences I fully agree. My concern is the sustainability of the project - these are high school students...
I'm a teacher and have just become advisor for an enviro group at school. The kids in ECo (Environmental Council, or, as they call it, The Hippie...
How about a large bottle for shortterm storage - solves the neighbour issue, at least, and you can dish out in suitably sized portions for each tree.
You're right - easywhois.com says the website registrant is Richard Telford. Richard is also the guy who did the principle icons in Holmgren's...
I found a useful website for this kind of thing, https://permacultureprinciples.com/ by David Holmgren. I actually got a clean, nice-looking...
So far, I've opted to amend the enclosure, raising the walls with bamboo sticks in each corner, then string and cloth. Just a bit freaked out...
Thanks Eric and Derek, I'm glad to hear it's not like the Kleenex thing with Kleenex turning Canadian boreal forests into paper for human snot (a...
Hi, I've got my hands on a large pile of fine grade cypress mulch, and am pondering what the best use of it will be for my garden. I normally use...
My chooks have discovered there's a whole world to discover outside their yard, and have worked out a multi-step way to get over the fence. My...
If you find you cannot source any (or enough) cuttings locally, there is always GreenHarvest or similar outlets. I ordered 25 comfrey roots online...
Transition USA has a large and active site at https://transitionus.ning.com/, where you can also find links to the many regional Transition Ning...
Re: What's this growing on my plants? I'm trying to crouch down and water the soil under the leaves, but the plants are spreading so much it's...
Re: What is food security to you? Diamond is very good. Re: Collapse, though - someone (can't remember who) pointed out that his examples...
Re: What cheezes me off... Agreed, Bernardo, most definitely. Regarding opium and religion, though, I've heard the argument made that the true...
Re: What cheezes me off... Television. Frequently. (Which, I guess, means it's my own fault really, since I'm frequently close enough and...
Re: What is food security to you? Interesting question! What you guys said, basically - security through community, interdependence,...
Re: What's this growing on my plants? Yes, I suppose I should ease up on the watering a bit. I guess I'm just projecting - hailing from colder...
Re: From here to there and back again Thanks for the warm welcomes, and I'd certainly be interested in looking into the possibility of doing an...
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