See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth April 12, 2013 DotEarth New York Times Biologists and biological engineers meet to explore the impacts, for better and worse, of synthetic life on wild life. …an emerging force that will, in ways both direct and indirect, shape the face of what we used to call “nature” or …
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Future Generations To Pay For Our Mistakes: Biodiversity Loss Doesn’t Appear For Decades
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth April 15, 2013 Mongabay The biodiversity of Europe today is largely linked to environmental conditions decades ago, according to a new large-scale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)…. Future generations will inherit a natural world of our making. … the scientists say …
Spring Cleaning In The Garden – Making Progress
I was a bad gardener. Last fall when I should have pulled up all my dead plants and cleaned up the debris in the garden I didn’t. I got so busy with homeschooling and getting back into blogging that it just got away from me. On Sunday afternoon it got into the mid 60s which …
How to Prepare the Soil in Spring: Organic Gardening
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth How soon is too soon to start preparing the garden in spring? Lucero De La Tierra‘s insight: Temperatures are rising and the vegetable garden itch is needing to be scratched. You’ve got your garden clogs, leather gloves, garden tools and seed packets set out an ready to …
Punxsutawney Phil ‘indicted’ in chilly Ohio
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth That’s what one of his handlers, John Griffiths, declares in response to an ‘indictment’ that the Butler County, Ohio, prosecutor issued Thursday against Pennsylvania’s famous weather-predicting groundhog. Lucero De La Tierra‘s insight: Yes, we are expecting lots of snow later today and tomorrow in chilly Ohio. Are you …
Why Spring Begins Early This Year
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth Many people associate the first day of spring with March 21, not March 20. Lucero De La Tierra‘s insight: Spring is HERE! But wait, it’s not March 21?!?! Though we have been taught that March 21 is the first day of spring or the vernal equinox it turns …
Myths on cosmetics safety | Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database | Environmental Working Group
See on Scoop.it – Internet Tech Nine myths about cosmetic safety and the realities of cosmetic production. Lucero De La Tierra‘s insight: You may think this a strange place to put an article about cosmetic safety, but fact is pollution is pollution is pollution whether it’s in the ground, water, air or our bodies. …
Raw Honey Benefits in Photos de Dave Sommers | Facebook
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth RAW HONEY BENEFITS …Raw honey contains up to 80 different substances important to human nutrition. Besides glucose and fructose, honey contains: All of the B-complex, A, C, D, E, and K, minerals and trace elements: magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus, iron, calcium, chlorine, potassium, iodine, sodium, copper, and manganese. The …
How to Make your Own Vegetable Seed Starting Soil by Mike the Gardener
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth Lucero De La Tierra‘s insight: The time of year is here to start thinking about and planning for your vegetable garden and seed starting soil. Yes, it may still be February, but even in these northern parts of the Midwest the ground is going to start thawing in …
Vermicomposting and Vermiculture: Worms, Bins and How To Get Started
See on Scoop.it – Digging The Earth Ed. note: This is the fourth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Lucero De La Tierra‘s insight: This may sound disgusting, …