Monday, March 29, 2010

Sustainable Garden Maintenance

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First of all, I am not a gardener. I have no natural gift for it and limited inclination and experience. However, as time goes on, am develo...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Spring Cleanup and Good Stewardship of my Resource Protected Area

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It was a long harsh winter in this part of Virginia. Spring as always seems to arrive suddenly and I was faced will a garden that had been d...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Spring, Time to Test Your Private Well

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Private water wells provide drinking water to over 1,000,000 Virginians. If you have your own well, then the responsibility for ensuring tha...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

My Solar Photovoltaic Project Update

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The renewable energy rebate in Virginia was limited by the $15 million in stimulus funds that the Commonwealth of Virginia allocated to the ...
Monday, March 15, 2010

Rethinking Organic

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Recently, I read “Organic Inc.” by Samuel Fromartz. The book did two things, first it allowed me to understand the origins of organic food a...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

What is Organic Food?

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Until recently, organic and natural were just claims growing out of a desire to balance human, animal and environmental health based on the ...
Monday, March 8, 2010

What Is the Product Carbon Content and is it Useful

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The recent announcement of the partnership between the Environmental Defense Fund and Wal-Mart has once more raised the issue of product car...