Archive for October, 2009

Philippine oil palm cultivation raises food concerns-17Dec07

Al Jazeera’s Marqa Ortigas in the Southern Philippines reports on how the palm oil industry has raised fear for local food supplies and sustainable practices.
Duration : 0:2:53

象象在农贸市场

秋天到了,妈妈喜欢去附近一家农场门市部买苹果和一些蔬菜。象象也很喜欢这里。 
Duration : 0:2:36

Rural Hungary (1939)

Rural Hungary (1939) – A James A. FitzPatricks “Traveltalk” in Technicolor.
Copyright: April 22, 1939
Duration : 0:8:59

Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan

Leonard Cohen First We Take Manhattan
(C) 1987 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Duration : 0:5:46

Runescape Bank Of Enrix E B! 6+ Bil Total

My Runescape bank.
Runescape is a property of Jagex LTD. All rights reserved.
Duration : 0:5:33

What are the best wheat free dry food brands and where can I get them?

My dog is Wheat free and I don’t think that her current dry food is going well for her. Also, what treats are wheat free. I’m rather new to this allergy thing. I feel bad when I can’t reward her for being good (for a Jack Russell). What sort of thing [...]

How do you prevent bugs from getting into your grain?

I’ve found bugs in my couscous and had to toss it out. I kept the couscous in the cardboard box package it came in. Should I store all my grain and flour in glass containers now? Or is there a way to repel bugs from your grain? Maybe add a dried orange peel or a [...]

How do commercial growers stop infestation of caterpillars on green broccoli?

I have been a vegetable gardener for many years but have always refrained from growing calabrese because I do not like eating caterpillars.I use liquid Derris on a regular basis but to no avail.Please help me out all you allotment holders. I do not want to use toxic chemicals if I can help it! i.e. [...]

What can I do about my neighbors stupid dogs attacking my cattle?

My neighbor has 6 or 7 mangy looking dogs and they is constantly coming on to my land and attacking my cattle. I’ve already had to shoot 2 of them. They’ve already killed 1 of my calves. I’ve complained to the neighbor but he told me to go fuck myself.
people are responsible for what their [...]

How Can Wet Rice Cultivation Prevent Tropical Disease?

Apart from improving nutrition and therefore resistance to disease, I can only think of reasons why a switch from failed dryland cultivation of say, corn, to wet rice would increase disease. For example. wet places breed mosquitoes which spread malaria, and also breed a lot of snail vectors for diseases such as schistosoma (I think [...]