Chances are when you hear gardeners talking about their favorite manures you’re thinking of horses, cows, or chickens. But your local zookeeper hopes your tastes might run a little more exotic than that. With rhinos, hippos, zebras, camels, llamas, elephants and many other exotic animals to clean up after, a zoo produces a lot of… [Read More]
Worms, Worms, Worms! (And How They Work The Soil)
“ . . . And the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out They crawl all over your dirty snout Your chest caves in and your eyes pop out Your brain turns to sauerkraut They invite their friends, and their friends too They all come down to chew on you . . .” — old… [Read More]
God Bless America And Dirt! (or, Mama, Let Them Kids Play On The Ground!)
Don’t you just love it when science catches up and confirms what grandmoms of old used to know? How many can remember your dear old, saintly grandma saying when she was watching you while mom and dad were out, “You have to eat a pound of dirt before you die, so have fun.” (Only to… [Read More]
Combat Global Warming By Having A Green Backyard
Who would’ve thunk it? Something we all learned in junior high school science could be an essential factor in reducing global warming – and many Americans can help. What’s this basic science concept? Plants suck up carbon and turn it into oxygen. And how can the average, home-owning American use that knowledge to help global… [Read More]
America’s Food Waste Problem
The numbers are staggering. In the good old United States of America, our landfills are full of food waste—up to 40 percent. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Estimates we Americans waste 31 to 40 percent of our post-harvest food supply—this is food thrown out from our refrigerators. Furthermore, we throw food out of… [Read More]
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