May 28, 2012
“ViolentOpinions” comments below that this might be a “grow your own option” for those lacking yards. Unfortunately, I believe that the scale required to be economical, even with salvaged parts, would quickly overwhelm ones indoor space — very costly space at urban rent rates. Thoughts? mollyfamous: violentopinions: proto-flake: DAMN. TOO BAD WE CAN’T JUST GROW FOOD IN THE SOIL. All that contraption? There must be a better way. I think this is really cool, actually. I this this would be a great option for someone who doesn’t have a yard to start growing food. Think urban settings.

“ViolentOpinions” comments below that this might be a “grow your own option” for those lacking yards. Unfortunately, I believe that the scale required to be economical, even with salvaged parts, would quickly overwhelm ones indoor space — very costly space at urban rent rates. Thoughts?

mollyfamous:

violentopinions:

proto-flake:

DAMN. TOO BAD WE CAN’T JUST GROW FOOD IN THE SOIL.

All that contraption? There must be a better way.

I think this is really cool, actually.

I this this would be a great option for someone who doesn’t have a yard to start growing food. Think urban settings.

(Source: sadisticbiter)

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Filed under: aquaponics 
May 22, 2012
"Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying ‘yes’ begins things. Saying ‘yes’ is how things grow. Saying ‘yes’ leads to knowledge. ‘Yes’ is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say ‘yes’."

— Stephen Colbert (via eatgeekstudy)

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Filed under: off topic wisdom humour 
May 21, 2012
aculturedcitizen: softdecay: jingwencom: gardenofverses: “Inside these sealed glass balls live shrimp, algae, and bacteria, all swimming around in filtered seawater. Put it somewhere with some light, and this little ecosystem will chug along happily for years, no feeding or cleaning necessary, totally oblivious to the fact that the rest of the world exists outside.” Literally amazeballs. I need this in my life. ^Amazeballs.

aculturedcitizen:

softdecay:

jingwencom:

gardenofverses:

“Inside these sealed glass balls live shrimp, algae, and bacteria, all swimming around in filtered seawater. Put it somewhere with some light, and this little ecosystem will chug along happily for years, no feeding or cleaning necessary, totally oblivious to the fact that the rest of the world exists outside.”

Literally amazeballs.

I need this in my life.

^Amazeballs.

(via eatgeekstudy)

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Filed under: pretty things amaze balls eco-sphere 
May 20, 2012
I would never dissuade anyone from planting a garden, but I have yet to find it a savings over the cost of purchasing basic produce.It has also been a number of years since attempting to capture the data for a true comparison? Great summer project for 4-H, high school home ec student or even college level horticulture / micro econ / cost accounting crossover study. Remember to include opportunity costs associated with your time and alternative land use if applicable. mollyfamous: Save money the easy way… #garden

I would never dissuade anyone from planting a garden, but I have yet to find it a savings over the cost of purchasing basic produce.It has also been a number of years since attempting to capture the data for a true comparison? Great summer project for 4-H, high school home ec student or even college level horticulture / micro econ / cost accounting crossover study. Remember to include opportunity costs associated with your time and alternative land use if applicable.

mollyfamous:

Save money the easy way… #garden

(Source: thecommunes)

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Filed under: gardening home economics 
May 18, 2012

jtotheizzoe:

expose-the-light:

Beautiful Compounds

Some common chemicals, illustrated.

From artist Daniel Seex.

(via eatgeekstudy)

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May 17, 2012
This is so wrong. So very, very wrong. Are there any criminal justice or rural sociology students who follow this Tumblog? If so, perhaps you can help us answer these questions: 1.) Are our rural sheriff’s offices and county prosecutors equipped to address these problems, even if complaints were made? And 2.) Are there social or other restraints keeping rural criminal justice agencies from doing their jobs? humanrightswatch: The US must stop sexual violence against immigrant farmworkers. Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their workplaces because US authorities and employers fail to protect them adequately. In a new 95-page report, Human Rights Watch documents rape, stalking, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, or vulgar and obscene language by supervisors, employers, and others in positions of power. Most farmworkers interviewed said they had experienced such treatment or knew others who had. And most said they had not reported these or other workplace abuses, fearing reprisals. Those who had filed sexual harassment claims or reported sexual assault to the police had done so with the encouragement and assistance of survivor advocates or attorneys in the face of difficult challenges. Farmworkers described experiences such as the following: (click photo to continue reading…)

This is so wrong. So very, very wrong. Are there any criminal justice or rural sociology students who follow this Tumblog? If so, perhaps you can help us answer these questions: 1.) Are our rural sheriff’s offices and county prosecutors equipped to address these problems, even if complaints were made? And 2.) Are there social or other restraints keeping rural criminal justice agencies from doing their jobs?

humanrightswatch:

The US must stop sexual violence against immigrant farmworkers.

Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their workplaces because US authorities and employers fail to protect them adequately.

In a new 95-page report, Human Rights Watch documents rape, stalking, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, or vulgar and obscene language by supervisors, employers, and others in positions of power. Most farmworkers interviewed said they had experienced such treatment or knew others who had. And most said they had not reported these or other workplace abuses, fearing reprisals. Those who had filed sexual harassment claims or reported sexual assault to the police had done so with the encouragement and assistance of survivor advocates or attorneys in the face of difficult challenges.

Farmworkers described experiences such as the following: (click photo to continue reading…)

(via theatlantic)

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Filed under: farmworkers agriculture farm labor immigration sexual assault 
May 16, 2012
Wet Wednesday:  Handy, dandy resource, especially for high school students. 

Wet Wednesday:  Handy, dandy resource, especially for high school students. 

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(Notes: 1)
  
Filed under: wet wednesday irrigation 
May 11, 2012
"Thus began one of the weirdest feuds in the history of science."

motherjones:

Truth in advertising: Your bedtime reading for Monday is Dashka Slater’s #longread on what happened when a biologist discovered that a top-selling herbicide can cause frogs to change gender. (Yes, this was sort of a plot twist in Jurassic Park.)

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May 10, 2012
The Triumph of the Co-Op Bookstore

utnereader:

A town without bookstores is like a town without churches or bars. Minus the hymnals and happy-hour specials, the best bookshops are vital community centers where patrons can gather, share ideas, and have grand revelations or quiet discoveries. When Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, New York, began to fail, it tapped into the strength of its community with an inspired idea: cooperative ownership.

Last spring, rather than shuttering its doors, Buffalo Street Books sold shares of the independent shop to 600-plus local “co-owners,” raising more than $250,000, reports Christina Palassio in This Magazine. Less than a year later, the co-op bookstore is thriving.

Keep reading …

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May 9, 2012
urbanfoodproduction: Click the picture to go to the new facebook page OCCUPY THE FARM BILL. It’s important!!! (and reblog this, duh)

urbanfoodproduction:

Click the picture to go to the new facebook page OCCUPY THE FARM BILL. It’s important!!! (and reblog this, duh)

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