Friday, May 18th, 2012 at
5:24 am
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LJ: “Learning that breasts soak up lots of chemicals made Williams wonder just what else was going on with breasts”
In her new book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, Florence Williams offers her take on why breasts are getting bigger and developing earlier, why tumors seem to gravitate toward the breast, and how toxins from the environment may be…
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Friday, May 18th, 2012 at
5:23 am
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LJ: “This article will attempt to explain as clearly as I am able what neonicotinoids are and why it is imperative, in my opinion, that they be banned.”
Great blog post about neonicotinoid pesticides by @BeeStrawbridge, clear information with links, worth reading http://t.co/78p2cwH5...
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at
8:00 am
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LJ: If you are looking for the ultimate in gardening in a confined space. This is a good article to read
hint from article: ”she does advise food-grade buckets because others may have leftover toxins from their contents, or can produce dangerous chemicals as a result of offgassing”
Continual harvest and resowing is a key component of grow biointensive agriculture, and there’s no reason you can’t replicate it on a small scale at home. She has a few warnings for urban gardeners; one of the most critical is …
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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at
7:48 am
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LJ: This is a great example of what can be done on a small scale basis. Take a look at the size of his vegetables.

Tomatoes Black magigno hybrid growth by hydroponic on straw bales (from Professional Institute of Agriculture and Environment "Cettolini" Villacidro, Italy) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Homegrown hydroponicsShreveport TimesIn 2011, he rigged a hydroponic trough with materials from home improvement retailers. He refined the idea this year and started the plants in March.
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at
8:39 am
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Many European countries have taken action to limit or ban the chemical, but the United States has been slow to follow suit. In 1997, noticing the rapid.
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at
8:38 am
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Unfortunately US still haven’t adopted law that forces manufacturers that use GMO ingredients to say so on the label as opposed to European Union where it is mandatory to place appropriate information on the label.
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at
8:36 am
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I recommend that gardeners use this method for small quantities of soil, such as when recycling potting soils. Small-scale pasteurization can be accomplished in a kitchen oven, but is best accomplished outside because of the …
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at
8:34 am
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No matter where it will take place, Aquaculture posseses an impact on the surroundings locally and globally. To become an … The Aquaculture faces some environmental challenges that Aquaponics has naturally solved.
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at
9:33 am
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The First “Super Greenhouse” Breaks Ground At SuperCloset Hydroponics …DigitalJournal.com (press release)The makers of the world’s top selling grow boxes, Supercloset Hydroponics; will soon dominate the outdoor commercial and home greenhouse…
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at
9:32 am
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The pesticides on our food are a real problem not only for the insect it was designed to kill but also for us. Pesticides stay on our food, even after washing. This toxic residue is easy to consume but hard for the body to get rid of.
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