THE RODALE BOOK OF COMPOSTING DEBORAH L. MARTIN & GRACE GERSHUNY, EDITORS RODALE PRESS 1992 Chapter 1: Composting Throughout History Composting is, in broadest terms, the biological reduction of organic waste to humus. Whenever a plant or animal dies it is reduced to an earthlike substance that forms a beneficial growing environment for plant …
50 SECRETS OF THE WORLD’S LONGEST LIVING PEOPLE SALLY BEARE MARLOWE & COMPANY 2006 Preface: Why I Wrote This Book The nutritionist told me that all of my symptoms were related to a malfunctioning digestive system, and said that I needed to radically overhaul my diet, which was based mainly on pasta, sandwiches, wine, and …
2010 Diary Week 8 Gardening This has been the week of the worms. Some years ago, I attended a worm conference organized by Mary Aplehof, the Queen of Worms, bought a couple of pounds of worms and started a worm project at the American Farm School. In America worms are big business as fish bait …
FROM AGE-ING TO SAGE-ING A PROFOUND NEW VISION OF GROWING OLDER ZALMAN SCHACHTER-SHALOMI AND RONALD S. MILLER WARNER BOOKS 1995 Introduction I was approaching my 60th birthday, and a feeling of futility had invaded my soul, plunging me into a state of depression that no amount of busyness could dispel. While my public life was …
Diary This has been a good week for Christine. She was invited to a one woman show in the Kentro Istorias in the center of Thessaloniki which will open Friday March 5. The exhibit is called Byzantine Ceramics: A Modern Approach. She was also invited to exhibit pieces of her work in the Vlassis Art …
Introduction to David’s Book Reviews Our biggest problem today is information overload. Someone somewhere has the answer to everything we need to know, but finding it can be a time consuming process. There are a number of topics that I have researched and have kept notes in the form of book reviews which I am …
A year ago Christine’s father, Bruce Lansdale, died in our house. He was the best boss I had in my working life and my greatest teacher. He is my role model for a life well lived. During his 35 years, from 1955 to 1990, as director of the American Farm School he touched countless …
Many thanks to my dear friends Aris Bazmadelis and Kay Bash, both librarians, who came over to help make the koliva for Bruce’s memorial. First of all, I had to boil 3 packages of wheat, 1 1/2 kilos for about 1 hour, or until very soft. Aris told me to keep the water from the …
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