May 2013
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May 25th
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May 22nd
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May 21st
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May 20th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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May 19th
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Can you eat Ornamental Black Pearl Pimiento...
For the most part, people online seem to be saying that they are food safe as long as they are grown organically.  I googled images of the peppers and they look like those little berries that they warn you not to eat when you’re camping…so now I’m paranoid.   Does anyone know why they are labeled ‘ornamental’?
May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING - EARTHSHIPS
Earthships: Radically sustainable buildings made with recycled materials There is one being built in Manitoba! Check out their site - https://sites.google.com/site/earthshipmanitoba/
May 15th
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May 12th
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May 8th
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May 6th
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May 6th
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April 2013
23 posts
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Apr 30th
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Permaculture Media Blog
I just came across the Permaculture Media Blog through the Winnipeg Community Garden Network.  Tons of great resources on sustainable living.
Apr 26th
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Apr 22nd
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Fungus Gnats are the new Aphids...
… and neither are in style this season. Thanks to Mr. Knittle’s Whimsies, Plants fear me, Childbearing Hipster, 8-bit Hippie, Erik P Kraft and Sam, the mystery has been solved - Fungus Gnats (hissing and booing at this point is appropriate). Here are some of the remedy tips that I’ll be trying out tonight: 1- Placing a container filled with a water, soap, and vinegar mixture...
Apr 22nd
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Tiny little winged creatures (gnats?) are killing...
Winnipeg is not letting go of winter, so all my seedlings and growing fast and are all still inside. A couple weeks ago, I noticed that in my greenhouse (an aquarium with fluorescent lighting) tiny little bugs that look like fruit flies started showing up. Shortly after, the leaves on both the zinnias and basil plants started to get spotty, lose their bright green colour, then dry up leaf by...
Apr 22nd
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 15th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 8th
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Apr 7th
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Apr 7th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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March 2013
23 posts
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Mar 31st
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Mar 30th
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Mar 29th
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Mar 28th
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Mar 27th
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Mar 27th
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Mar 26th
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Mar 25th
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Mar 24th
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Mar 23rd
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Mar 23rd
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Mar 23rd
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