The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
These photos supplement an article I wrote - just published in the Redlands Daily Facts on drought tolerant landscaping here in Southern California (click here for article). In a previous post I provided four examples, including our own, and Molly Bogh's home in Highland CA. Bogh has published an …
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I've been besieged with a lot of email petitions recently about a pesticide called neonicotinoids (neonics for short), found in some plants sold by nurseries, which has been shown to kill bees, butterflies and other pollinators - so the word is definitely out. When pollinators visit the flowers or …
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I did a presentation on GMOs for our local AAUW discussion group and thought ‘why waste all that reading’ – so here’s a quick overview of what I learned. I read the following books: Mendel in the Kitchen by geneticist Nina Federoff, which was ranked more anti-GMO in this …
Another great talk -- by Abby Harned from Three Sisters Farm in Redlands CA -- at our Redlands horticulture meeting last night. (One advantage of being program chair is you get to invite wonderful speakers.) We learned first-hand how an organic farm is set up, and how they attract natural predators …
In writing an article for the Organic Trade Association I came across an interesting program that certifies livestock producers (ranches, farms) for having wildlife-friendly and even predator-friendly practices. They allow carnivores such as coyotes and foxes to co-exist with their agricultural …
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It's nearing October and I'm still seeing some butterflies around - a few Western Tiger Swallowtails although they're much fewer, some Cabbage Whites and a variety of those little orange ones that I've given up identifying. I checked in with a couple butterfly aficionados on what plants were …
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