Oct 10
There is nothing worse than seeing garbage blowing down the street of your neighborhood, or finding broken shards of glass at the local swimming hole where children play. Wildlife is just as vulnerable to garbage and many have lost their lives after becoming tangled in waste or mistaking garbage for food. It is up to [...]
Why We Like the Green Giant Arborvita(e) So Much Our farm, Highland Hill Farm, is located in solid clay. We therefore like plants that grow well in dense, heavy, rather impermeable, NOT well-drained soils. One of the arborvitae, the Green Giant, the Western Redcedar Tree, or botanically, the Thuja Plicata, is our favorite. Here is [...]
Is It Time For Solar Energy To Get Hot? By Tim Phelan Solar energy has been around for quite a while and most people don’t think about it much except for the ones who are already into renewable sources of energy. Environmentalists have always loved the idea of solar energy but what has kept it [...]
In lieu of recent, tumultuous occurrences, people are more compelled than ever to discover the mystery of these modern-day, earth-changing events. One day, Earth is experiencing the fourth largest earthquake in a century – a 9.0 tectonics plate shift off the coast of Sumatra, the next day – Tsunami. A Report from NASA explains how [...]
Oct 5
When Clara recovered from the headache of spending $100 and a day of her life planting “blacklisted plants,” she shifted gears. What plants were friendly to the desert Southwest? As she looked around when first moving to Northern Arizona, observation indicated the thing to do was to bring a little of “home” to the desert—Minnesota, [...]
Roses are beautiful plants that many people enjoy growing in their gardens. But, there are some very common types of diseases that face roses no matter what type they are and no matter where they are grown. Identifying these diseases is essential. And, it is also important to do whatever is possible to prevent them [...]
Calibration standards, performance audits, and the FDA’s never-ending safety, labeling, and inspection requirements are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to dealing with the increasingly stringent quality control standards of the beverage industry. As these quality standards become stricter, beverage producers are increasingly called upon to get products to market faster using [...]
"Whether you boat on fresh water or on the ocean, there is a lot of marine life to observe and appreciate. We boat in the Pacific Northwest off the west coast around the islands and straits of the Pacific Ocean. The sea life here is exceptional. Following are some of our wonderful experiences." One of [...]
Here are 7 basic fundamentals that will cost you nothing or very little and save you cash for many years to come! 1. Orientation, layout and positioning of your house on the land Orientate your living areas to the south side of the house, which receives most of the sun throughout the day (north if [...]
Many of us know that solar energy is good, but few really understand why. Therefore, I compiled a comprehensive list of solar energy advantages and disadvantages that will enable you to make an educated decision whether on not Solar Power is right for YOU. Solar Energy Advantages 1. Saves you money After the initial investment [...]