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September 16, 2012 -- 2012 Tomato Trials

I am growing 12 varieties of tomatoes on my patio this year. I promise myself, less is better next year. It's already September 16 and we've had few tomatoes so far -- all larger patio tomatoes have had blossom end rot -- the Sweet Million cherry tomatoes are perfect, sweet and plentiful -- like candy.

Did a pruning on the tomatoes today and am picking partially ripe tomatoes and finishing them in sealed paper bags. Fruit naturally produces ethylene gas which helps stimulate…

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Added by Cylia on September 16, 2012 at 3:54pm — No Comments

Animation - What the Economic Crisis Really Means

There's a compelling short animation on the limits of growth and the current economic system. It's not all doom and gloom as the outcome will in part be determined by whatever course of action we choose to take:

http://theautomaticearth.com/Finance/what-the-economic-crisis-really-means-animation.html

Nicole Foss toured Australia after her visit to Vancouver in…

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Added by Stephen Bohus on September 2, 2012 at 10:17pm — No Comments

Converting Bikes into Pedal Powered Machines

Check out this link : http://www.mayapedal.org/

Wondering if anyone in Vancouver is doing this? If so, please post the info on this site.
Cylia

Added by Cylia on September 1, 2012 at 8:07am — 1 Comment

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