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Roundup

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Thoughtstylings
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...that glyphosate inhibits an important process called RNA transcription in animals, at a concentration well below the level that is recommended for commercial spray application. There is also new research that shows that brief exposure to commercial glyphosate causes liver damage in rats, as indicated by the leakage of intracellular liver enzymes. The research indicates that glyphosate and its surfactant in Roundup were found to act in synergy to...

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California Buckwheat

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Food, Foraging
...asciculatum foliolosum) has multiple uses–it provides cover and nectar for animals, grows with almost no water, and best of all it produces edible seeds. We’ve gathered the seeds we’ve found in fields and baked it into bread and added it to cereal to both boost nutritional value and to add a nutty flavor. The local and resourceful Tongva Indians used the roots and leaves for headaches and stomach problems, among many other uses including using the...

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Leaf Litter

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Permaculture
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...al diversity in ecosystems. Structural diversity provides shelter for many animals for many purposes. In short, when it comes to fall leaf raking, just say no, be a slob and be proud of it. The mulch created by leaf litter serves multiple purposes. All those fallen leaves provide shelter for beneficial insects, reduce water usage by preventing evaporation, prevent weed growth, inhibit soil erosion and may even stop acid rain from penetrating soil....

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Weekend Tweets: Poppies, Insane Comics and Black Metal Cats

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Saturday Linkages
...Top L.A. Vegan Restaurant Owners Receiving Death Threats for Slaughtering Animals https://t.co/kJmVauMmwh via thr — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 28, 2016 Highland Park Bowl is a stunning masterwork of Prohibition-era preservation https://t.co/DobuvSFzyF via @eaterla — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 27, 2016 No Knead Bread with Olives Recipe – GardenFork https://t.co/ibyIEKidc4 — Madkins (@Madkins2008) April 21, 2016 It would only take me an e...

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Vegetable Garden Note Taking

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Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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A page from Thomas Jefferson’s garden diary. My worst mistake in the fifteen years we have been gardening here in Los Angeles has been my shoddy note taking. Even though we don’t have frosts to contend with, it still can be tricky to figure out when to plant vegetables. In a lecture I attnded at the National Heirloom Exoposition, Sonoma County gardening guru Wendy Krupnick had a simple suggestion for what to take notes on in your vegetable garden...

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