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Can Natural Disasters Be Predicted?
This content is brought to you by Advanced Geosciences, Inc. Is it possible to predict natural disasters? This is a question that people have been asking themselves for hundreds of years. Things like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes often take scores of lives just because no one sees them coming. No one has any time …
Joined the 350 Challenge
Yesterday I joined the 350 Challenge to help fight climate change. The thank you message I received from Brighter Planet explains why I was inclined to do so even though they had already reached their goal of 350 bloggers. Check out the Brighter Planet 350 Challenge badge in the far right sidebar of my blog. …
Have Your Children Participate In Nature
One of the reasons I feel so strongly about involving my little one(s) in the gardening process is because it is such a great learning experience. They learn how to plant seeds, when and how to prepare the ground, what to look for as far as weeds, what parts of a plant are edible or …
Why I Joined the National Arbor Day Foundation
Ever since I was a little girl I have loved trees. My father’s house is on a four acre lot that was pretty much naked when he bought it save for the house and the barn. He had a pond put in and over the years has planted hundreds of trees. Evergreens like Blue Spruce …
Freedom Gardens New Gardening Site
This site, FreedomGardens.org, is mostly new to me. Our friends at New York Renovators blog joined and when I read their post it moved me to sign on too. The premise of this site is to encourage families all over the US and the world to become more self sustaining – at least as regards …
The Fish Tank Greenhouse
I guess you could call this recycling. My husband’s cousin’s widow gave me a 10 gallon fish tank that she said she was just going to throw away. It was practically brand new and in perfect condition. So, I couldn’t turn it down. The filter that came with it was very poor quality and insufficient …
Earth Month 2008
Until lately I haven’t done much to follow the progress of conservation efforts. I think having a child now and also having a little plot to cultivate yearly has really given me a sense of perspective about the future of the planet. That’s pretty much why I wanted to start this garden blog in the …
Do you have enough wind or solar exposure to go Off-Grid?
I found an interesting post on Off Grid Living, a blog about conserving energy and living off the main power grid. They suggested using an online watt estimator based on your locality zip code to estimate whether you have enough exposure to produce more power than you need. The calculations are based on estimates by …
Stop Global Warming
Global warming is a serious problem that the whole Planet earth is facing. It is no longer a myth but a fact and is very evident. Have you noticed the unpredictable and sudden climate changes, and the excessive heat that we are now experiencing? It is due to the accumulated greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, …