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For many university students in northeastern Thailand, life outside of class is often summed up in three words: “eat, play and sleep.” This is no different than many students in the U.S. Last week, however, I had the [...]

Can I report the CDFA as a pest?

Responding to concerns about the safety of nicotine based pesticides, such as imidacloprid, the Italian government, last year, banned them as a seed treatment. According to the Institute of Science in Society, Researchers with the National Institute of Beekeeping in Bologna, Italy discovered that “pollen obtained from seeds [...]

Left to Write Press 2010
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Shannon Hayes’ book “Radical Homemakers” reinforces so many of the reasons that HOMEGROWN.org was created and has resonated so strongly with a vast array of people. Shannon’s masterfully-crafted language solidifies the sentiments that drive us. Put to words the feelings that we who are passionate about [...]

We are just a little over a month away from our biggest event of the year!  Our third annual Earth Day Fest will be taking place on April 18th from 10a.m – 2p.m.  This year’s theme “We Got It Growin’ On” will be a day to celebrate the incredible growth of not only our Farm [...]

This is part 2 of a series on improving market-based seafood sustainability initiatives, inspired by a recent article published by an international team of researchers in “Oryx: The International Journal of Conservation.” (See Oryx volume 44, pp. 45-56 doi:10.1017/S0030605309990470. Summaries available from Science Daily, AFP.) Part 1, “Why seafood wallet cards can be the wrong [...]

Welcome to round three of our Weekly Linkfest, where we share the good, the bad, the ugly and the just plain interesting from what we’ve seen this week.
I would greatly appreciate readers getting involved in this weekly linkfest. Please email editor (at) permaculture.org.au with links (and ideally a summary sentence outlining the key point of [...]

Cross-posted from the new Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan website – check it out here:

Local vendors at the Warin Bus Station market in Ubon Ratchatani – selling local plants on the ground, in front of the dumpster.
Several provinces in southern Esan were brought together by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation last Thursday to discuss the [...]

I have a guest post over on re-nest.com on how to build a chicken coop:
“Architect meet your client: the chicken. You’re about to become a coop buildin’ Frank Gehry. Keeping chickens is mostly about figuring out their housing arrangement. The rest is easy—chickens are a lot less trouble than a dog. Now I wish I [...]

Our HOMEGROWN Holiday Swappers have hopefully all received their goodies by now. I must say, I am THRILLED with what I received: Handmade serving fork and spoons from native New Zealand wood! Swapping partner and HOMEGROWNer Steve Racz included a lovely story about the materials and his craft and has graciously agreed to share the [...]

Our executive director, Rebecca Jepsen, was a guest on KQED Forum for Garden Tips. Listen In!
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