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Canning Jar Fraud!
Fellow canner's please be aware of this company (https://www.canninglid.com/). I recently ordered jars from them. First of all because it stated they were made in America, 2nd, it appeared that the price was for a box of jars & seemed about right price wise. I soon received a shipping notice from china post. When contacted…
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Severe crop damage in Iowa from derecho storm
Uh oh... a strange storm ripped across Iowa (happened last month) and has destroyed a big chunk of the food supply growing there. It happened last month, and I'm so surprised it didn't make bigger headlines. Iowa mostly grows commodity crops - corn, soy, hogs... And most of those grains are for animal feed - or ethanol?…
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American Botanical Council Bulletin on Milk Thistle Adulterants
The American Botanical Council puts out bulletins to notify practitioners, patients, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of plant products that may be adulterated with substances that are similar in appearance or action but not the actual product that is being marketed. This one is regarding Milk Thistle.…
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Has anyone read Is it a pesky weed or climate hero ??
The question some biologist are asking-- Is it a pesky weed or climate hero? They are referring to Arabidopsis thaliana. Since plants are really good at Carbon Dioxide removal, Cory and her team asks, "Why are we building all these fancy machines? Just wonder what your thought were if you have read this article in…
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Evolutionary Tree of Plant Based Foods by Colorado State
Wow, I found this infographic and work by Colorado State Univ. to be very interesting. This professor is really way overthinking things... LOL (isn't that what PhD's do???). Like he is going through all this theory to come to common sense... But he seems to be getting there in terms of realizing a diverse diet of whole…
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The truth about plastic
My 22 year old son just turned me on to this episode about plastic. I knew recycling isn't really happening but the extent that the plastic manufacturer's went to is infuriating. I found this episode very insightful and I'm getting my sewing machine out to create my own shopping bags.…
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Oregon fires burning underground, extremely dangerous..see it to believe it..
Could this have happened by trees burning through to inside and then down to the roots under ground?
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Trillion Tree Challenge - World Economic Forum
I am attending the World Economic Forum (it used to be held in Davos, but now is online). Super fascinating and I'll be posting more about what I'm learning. Currently there is a session where six of the top finalists for a competition on how humanity can plant 1 trillion trees in this decade. Here is the video…
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Public Image of Farmers has risen dramatically
Times are changing... Farming and agriculture has risen to the top in the 20 years that Gallop has been polling Americans on their views of various professions. Hah! People are starting to "get it" about how important food is. Maybe those empty shelves on grocery stores had an impact, huh? It's about time! Guess who was…
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Dog and Cat food Recipes
Admin edit: This thread was an old recall thread that contained additional timeless & useful information, specifically DIY pet food, as the discussion progressed. Instead of deleting the whole old thread, the posts about the old recall have been removed to clear out now irrelevant clutter, but the valuable information…
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Seeds from China
Hi yall, so I have been seeing more "official news" covering the mysterious seeds from China. I am wondering who here may have received some and if you did, did you plant them? *Please do not post about politics in this thread. I am curious to who has received them, how widespread it appears and what may have grown for…
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Not good...bans seeds sales/amazon
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Not exactly current news, but entertaining
I read a well written story about this and decided to go looking further. That's when I found the video. Supposedly the car mentioned in the video had just been bought at "a whale of a deal" promotion by an expert who warned that much much less dynamite was needed. They didn't listen...
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Pondering Boneless
I don't know if this guy is serious or just joking around, either way it tickled my funny bone. I have a funny bone because I am not boneless. https://gizmodo.com/hero-addresses-most-important-problem-facing-the-world-1844925610
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More Australian natives
The 1st of spring and some of our native species are at their best. Here are some that I’ve snapped on our property in the last few days. Species include grevillea, orchid, hardenbergia, jasmine and boronia, in that order.
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🏆 the GROW HALF contest 🥦🥑🍆🥕🍳🥗🥜🍗🍄🍅
Congratulations to @goodvibesedu for winning first prize in the GROW HALF Contest, and to @keturahrose98 and @mentinkfamilyfarms for being runners-up! And thanks to all who submitted videos for the contest -- I have so enjoyed seeing what all you do to grow and raise food for your family! -- Marjory…
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Book on Ingredients found in food
Hey, everybody There is a book available currently for $.99 on Kindle that describes all those unpronouncible additives to food. Scroll to bottom of the page for direct link to book on Amazon. PS: good site to bookmark.
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🐔 Chickens wearing FitBits? No, this is not a joke.
OK, yes, so I do have somewhat of a reputation for posting funny stuff.. but this time I'm serious! Bloomberg has an article about how a FitBit like device is being trialed that monitors chickens behaviors. Why? Do we need little Arnold Swartzenegger hens? The idea is to try and control insect breakouts and increase egg…
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Parasitic Outbreak: The Alternative Daily
Be sure and verify if you have doubts as I just got it and have a pile of things to do outside before it gets too miserable..just didn't want anyone to miss this before I head outside..
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Zombie Cicadas--Thank you 2020
I looked and didn't find this anywhere else and you don't need it twice LOL. https://boingboing.net/2020/08/04/scientists-have-discovered-how.html The observation is older but the research is new. Just be glad you are not a cicada, I guess.
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Earthquake in NC
Just when you thought this year couldn't get any stranger, a 5.1 earthquake just happened near Sparta, NC! The southern Appalachians experience frequent, small quakes - most can't be felt. This was the biggest earthquake in NC since 1916. Sparta is very rural - I grew up not far from there.. like two counties over, so I…
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Health FREE zone
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Is regular bleach still available?
It looks like a hurricane/ tropical storm is coming our way. I would like to store some (more) water in case we lose power, but I couldn't find any regular bleach to use in the water. All of the bleach in the stores seems to be a concentrated type that also contains lye. I had previously found an off brand at our…
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Coin Shortage
Hello all! There has been much talk about coin shortage. Do you think there will be a doing away with physical money? Do you see a cashless society on the horizon? Can you imagine this world without it?
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Did you get any unsolicited seeds from China labelled as jewelry?
A friend just sent me this link to an article on ZeroHedge about how some people in the US are getting unsolicited packets of seeds that are postmarked from China and labelled as jewelry. Wierd. And you just never know what is true or not! Someone saying there were posts on FaceBook, but really does anyone think that FB is…
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Squirrels and Bubonic Plague
Just another thing to think about during our pandemic. This is almost adding insult to injury with our current events.
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Locust Swarms 2020: Africa and South America Hit
There are now 2 locust swarms currently impacting produce and livestock. The Desert Locust swarm moving across Africa and the Middle East as well as a swarm in Argentina. Some are predicting that the South America swarm will continue heading northward and into the US. How would ya'll prepare for a locust swarm? Are you…
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Sahara Dust Plume alert
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Global Warming: Arctic hits 101’ on solstice
“This dramatic warming of the Arctic up to triple-digit temperatures was not expected to happen until 2100 from climate change. But the reality of warming due to climate change has exceeded expectations as warming, particularly in the poles, has caused record-breaking temperatures in the past decade.”
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Bee substitutes?
Can you believe this backwards way of thinking? 🙄🤦♀️ I am shaking my head. It would be a better solution to just not spray.
