Dead Fish Have No Politics

February 26, 2010

I’m following quite a few interesting threads right now, one of them being the fate of excess nitrogen that flows from farm fields, to streams, to oceans to dead zones. The latter is a phenomenon that is producing increased alarm among those who have been monitoring ocean oxygen levels. Here’s why. (very short before-after video [...]

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First of Five: Gardening Workshops in Floyd

February 26, 2010

Just a reminder that this Saturday is the first of five Biodynamic Gardening Workshops organized by our friends at Spikenard Farm, the newest addition to the Floyd agricultural community.
Floyd favorite Jeff Poppen (“The Barefoot Farmer”) will present “Let’s Talk Gardening,” a free workshop at the Floyd Country Store.
Whether you want to create a vibrant backyard [...]

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Dammanimals

February 25, 2010

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The new reduced-friction environment this morning–with yet another nuisance-dusting of powdery snow–seems consistent with the creature-induced lack of traction this morning.
First, it took special tools to extract the hens from the henhouse because I neglected to lean the plywood protection over the front of the  house as we routinely do when [...]

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January Thaw: Postponed Til Late February

February 24, 2010

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I have easy access to my blog archives now, catalogued, searchable and AI-connected through DevonThink. I’m going back, following the breadcrumbs, to discover how in the world I ended up here, and where, exactly, here is. And while deep into other projects, you’re likely to see a few of those crumbs [...]

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It Is a Way We Know. And It Is Time.

February 23, 2010

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A personal confession for Lent 2010–Fred First
I believe mankind inhabits the Earth not by accident; our place here is a precious gift to us and to all living things.
But as Earth’s dominant and most intelligent species, well-endowed for care-taking, we have failed to care adequately for its soil, water and [...]

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Contrary Carnivory Continues

February 22, 2010

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Yet another deer carcass located yesterday beyond Nameless Creek and up the ridge a bit, discovered yet again by the dog, who by the time we located him, had sampled a little of all the menu items: long bones, hair, and giblets, head and vertebrae intact.
And SHE would have it no [...]

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Grace, Descending: Podcast

February 22, 2010

An aerial ballet high above Goose Creek for an audience of one.
Grace, Descending

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Stacks, Lists, Piles and Poultry

February 19, 2010

Bad case of the piles today, including the income tax pile I pretend will just go away–like I do every year–making myself sick with angst about something that, once I make myself do it, turns out to be not all that bad. I mean really, just find a shoe box, toss, deliver, pay and mail [...]

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Creek Jots ~ 2010-02-17

February 17, 2010

Out my window, beyond the gnarled and crippled pine that grows beside the branch, the snow-smothered pasture has been white now for six weeks, I think to myself. Then I look again. And while I know the blanket of snow is white and interpret it that way when I see it at first light, the [...]

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There’s Still Time To Change the Road We’re On

February 16, 2010

At the convergence of several paths, I find myself looking at the guidelines at NPR for the “This I Believe” essay. This is partly due to the fact that these guidelines are easy to find and submission is direct (even if acceptance chances are slim) while general essay submission to National Public Radio are nowhere [...]

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