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Beautiful permaculture farm grows in just three years

by MauriciDoherty Posted on July 12, 2016

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Battletome: Sylvaneth – Games Workshop

The spirit-song rises, and the sylvaneth march to war! The air sings with glorious life magic as the children of Alarielle surge into battle. Great Wyldwoods burst from the heaving ground, called forth by ancient spirits. The Wargroves of the glades advance, flickering along the spirit paths to strike at the enemies of Ghyran, the […]

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Marie Kondo

This New York Times best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing. Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles? Japanese cleaning consultant […]

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The Toxin-Free Home – Alison Haynes

With the amount of junk a family can amass, it seems impossible to keep a tidy home. Home Detox Handbook teaches you how to tackle every cleaning project in your home with ease, from washing stained laundry to scouring kitchen cupboards to creating your own shampoo from household ingredients. The methods presented are not just […]

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Marie Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing Summary – Ant Hive Media

Made for those who find themselves drowning in clutter, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is a must have. What makes this book special is that it delivers a whole new approach called the KonMari method when decluttering, arranging and storing items at home. Author, Marie Kondo, is a Japanese cleaning […]

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Spark Joy – Marie Kondo

Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up  has revolutionized homes—and lives—across the world. Now, Kondo presents an illustrated guide to her acclaimed KonMari Method, with step-by-step folding illustrations for everything from shirts to socks, plus drawings of perfectly organized drawers and closets. She also provides advice on frequently asked questions, such as whether to […]

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White Dwarf Issue 128: 9th July (Tablet Edition) – White Dwarf

White Dwarf 128 brings a Season of War! That’s right – there’s a great new Summer Campaign for Warhammer Age of Sigmar kicking off this month, and we’ve got the lowdown plus an exclusive 8-page pullout packed with background to the campaign! As if that wasn’t enough, the Horus Heresy Space Marines from Betrayal at […]

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The Horus Heresy Legiones Astartes: Age of Darkness Legions (Enhanced Edition) – Forge World

This book provides you with updated and revised rules to field units, characters and even the mighty Primarchs of the Legiones Astartes in your Space Marine Crusade army in games of Warhammer 40,000 set during the galaxy-wide civil war that was the Horus Heresy. Compiled within are rules for the Primarchs of thirteen of the […]

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How to Paint Citadel Minatures: Sylvaneth – Games Workshop

Packed with techniques, tips and useful information, this book is an essential resource for any hobbyist interested in the stunning sylvaneth range of Citadel Miniatures. Contained within are step-by-step painting guides consisting of highly detailed photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, and full details of seven different glade colour schemes. Add to this special sections covering Kurnoth […]

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer , the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog. For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent dog behavior expert, […]

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The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) – Monks of New Skete

For more than thirty years the Monks of New Skete have been among America’s most trusted authorities on dog training, canine behavior, and the animal/human bond. In their two now-classic bestsellers, How to be Your Dog’s Best Friend and The Art of Raising a Puppy, the Monks draw on their experience as long-time breeders of […]

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Beautiful permaculture farm grows in just three years

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Los Angeles Looks for Extra Water Down Its Alleys

by Myrna Posted on July 11, 2016

In the fifth year of a drought, Los Angeles wants to convert miles of extra space to capture storm water. View original post here:  Los Angeles Looks for Extra Water Down Its Alleys ; ; ;

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Oh, Say, Can You See (but Not Hear) Those Fireworks?

by Myrna Posted on June 30, 2016

A new genre of fireworks displays caters to audiences that can do without the noise, but they will be hard to find this Fourth of July. View article:  Oh, Say, Can You See (but Not Hear) Those Fireworks? ; ; ;

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Ozone Hole Shows Signs of Shrinking, Scientists Say

by Myrna Posted on June 30, 2016

Three decades after a treaty to phase out the use of chemicals known as CFCs, there are indications that the hole in the ozone layer is healing. Link to original:  Ozone Hole Shows Signs of Shrinking, Scientists Say ; ; ;

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Obama, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto Focus on Climate, Both Political and Global

by Myrna Posted on June 29, 2016

The three North American leaders met in Ottawa, focusing on climate change and the ripples from Britain’s vote, and disavowed nativist political currents. More:  Obama, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto Focus on Climate, Both Political and Global ; ; ;

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Growing Greens in the Spare Room as ‘Vertical Farm’ Start-Ups Flourish

by Myrna Posted on June 29, 2016

LED lighting and short growing periods have helped the rise of indoor farming, but scaling up is tougher. Link:   Growing Greens in the Spare Room as ‘Vertical Farm’ Start-Ups Flourish ; ; ;

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Australia, Fearing Fewer Tourists, Has Chapter Taken Out of Climate Report

by Myrna Posted on May 27, 2016

The report about the impact of climate change on dozens of World Heritage sites is missing a section on damage to the Great Barrier Reef. Credit:  Australia, Fearing Fewer Tourists, Has Chapter Taken Out of Climate Report ; ; ;

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Why Are Minneapolis and St. Paul So Nice? Maybe It’s the Parks

by Myrna Posted on May 26, 2016

The Trust for Public Land ranked 100 urban parks systems around the country, from Minneapolis to Fort Wayne, Ind. Originally posted here:  Why Are Minneapolis and St. Paul So Nice? Maybe It’s the Parks ; ; ;

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Unplugging the Colorado River

by Myrna Posted on May 20, 2016

Could the end be near for one of the West’s biggest dams? Taken from: Unplugging the Colorado River ; ; ;

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Why the People Picking California’s Tomatoes Can’t Afford to Eat Them

by MargareHutchens Posted on April 29, 2016

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Spring is upon us, which means the weather is finally nice enough to sit outside and munch on a grilled burger slathered with ketchup. Or, if you prefer, a crispy salad topped with strawberries and walnuts. Either way, chances are that at least a few of the ingredients in your meal were grown in California—the country’s cornucopia. The Golden State cultivates more than a third of all vegetables and two-thirds of all fruits and nuts sold domestically. California is also home to the largest number of farmers markets and, according to the most recent USDA Organic Survey, the highest number of 100 percent organic farms of any state.

But many of the people growing and picking this food would view a fresh spring picnic as a rare luxury. A high percentage of farmworkers in California’s agricultural counties struggle with hunger and diet-related health problems, according to a new report by the policy research group California Institute for Rural Studies. Nearly half of the workers interviewed in Yolo County, just east of the state’s capital, have trouble putting dinner on the table, a rate nearly three times higher than national and state averages.

“Ironically, the same agricultural workers who are responsible for producing an abundance of food find themselves at serious risk of hunger, diet-related chronic diseases, unsafe living and working conditions, and inadequate access to health care,” the report states.

Yolo County is just east of Sacramento and encompasses the headquarters of the Mariani Nut Company, one of the biggest privately-held walnut and almond producers in the world, and Rominger Brothers Farms, subject of this profile by former New York Times columnist Mark Bittman. Yolo is the state’s largest producer of safflower, used to make vegetable oil, and the state’s the third largest producer of grain.

The area is best known for its tomatoes. A whopping 96 percent of the United States’ processing tomatoes—which are used in pizza sauce, ketchup and soup—are grown in California, and Yolo is the second largest producer in the state. When asked what they would buy if money was no object, the workers surveyed listed tomatoes over any other fruit or vegetable. Yet, as the CIRS report notes, though tomatoes are a staple for many of the Latino farm workers employed there, those very same workers cannot always afford to buy them locally.

Almost one third of the farmworkers CIRS interviewed said they didn’t have enough food to eat a balanced and nutritious diet regularly, and 15 percent had to eat less or stop eating because there wasn’t enough money for food. Two previous surveys by the California Institute for Rural Studies have also shown that workers in Fresno County and Salinas, which are located south of Yolo, also face high rates of hunger. Fresno is known for its almonds and grapes, while the coastal region of Salinas much of the nation’s lettuce and strawberries.

Part of the reason farmworkers have trouble accessing nutritious food in these agricultural areas may have to do with geography. Rural Yolo County qualifies as a food desert, with vast stretches lacking any supermarkets. Yolo County Food Bank serves about 47,000 people per month and over a quarter of its stock is fresh produce, but there are still stretches in the county’s rural northwest where 40 percent of the farmworkers surveyed live that the food bank doesn’t serve, because the program tends to focus on more urban areas.

Access to healthy food is also deeply tied to low earnings and the undocumented status of many farmers. Farm workers nationwide make an average salary of just $13,000. And about half of California’s farmworkers are undocumented. Many don’t apply for food assistance programs, the study found, because they are afraid of getting detained or deported.

While California farm workers struggle to fill their pantries, their employers are busy stocking kitchens across the globe. California grows over 400 different types of foods, from berries and celery to milk and almonds, and exports them to many different countries, including the European Union, Canada, China, India, and Turkey. According to the latest US Department of Agriculture figures, in 2014, nearly 16 percent of total US agricultural exports abroad originated in California, the highest of any state. (Iowa came in second at just 7.5 percent.)

Given the success of the agricultural industry in California, says Gail Wadsworth, co-executive director of CIRS and one of the authors of the report, there’s no reason why farm workers should get the short end of the stick. CIRS has advised the Yolo Food Bank to encourage more farms to contribute fresh food to the food bank or directly to their workers. Says Wadsworth: “I don’t see any rational reason why farm workers, who are essential to every American’s well-being, should be so poorly paid.”

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