Recently I was talking with a buddy of mine about meals and, more importantly, packaged meals, when he bemoaned the fact that most of your energy or meal replacement bars are sweet. In fact, there are quite a few bars out there, and they tend to be held together with …
There has been so much going on this last week with the Healthcare Legislation debate, ups and downs with the Economy, and name-calling on both sides, you would think I would have something to say in the matter. Â Well, I do, but I have to wait until at least one …
Earlier last month I planted my front garden in vegetables, with beets, carrots, radishes and lettuce growing like crazy, and the cucumbers not coming up yet at all (might have been too cold, I’m not sure). The plants, being cold weather plants, are growing wild and free, with plenty of …
I’ve been a little late in posting this, because of storms and other things that have come up over the past couple of weeks. Â About mid March we had some really warm weather, and I thought it would be a good time to start planting. Â I also knew that at …
I know this is my second post for the day, but I have been waiting for the weather to get this warm for a while, and I wanted to post about my new garden. Â In front of my house (on the North side), I have had a huge section …
This summer I am going to plant woad. Â What is woad? Â It’s a highly prolific plant used to produce indigo. Â Utah, it seems, is an ideal place for woad to grow, as Cache County has it listed as a weed and removes around 22 tons of the stuff each year, …
Again, like with many of my other governmental inquiries through email, I have as yet received a reply from the Water Resources board regarding the avenues available for rainwater collection on an urban farm. Â And then, a few weeks ago, I heard a report (or a followup at the very …
Last night, while watching the Olympics, advertised a piece on collecting rainwater for watering the garden. Â It seems that this practice is illegal, as it is technically stealing from those that have purchased water rights downstream of wherever you are. Â Water rights, in Suburbia? Â The first thing you need …
My parents have been really concerned with food storage lately, and feeling an urgency to get it in place. Â As such, they are looking at ways to augment the food storage they already have in as many ways as possible. Â The main method? Â Self-sufficient urban farming. Â I’ve talked about …
This coming week I will be teaching my Mac OS 10.4 Server Essentials class, and therefore will most likely not post anything anytime soon. So, I thought I would post a quick update on my backyard project. Currently, I have outlined the section where it will be located. I was …
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