I caught Mr. Phoebe flycatching the family's breakfast this morning, then serving it up one by one. When I walked the dogs I found a polkadot turtle looking for a place to lay her eggs. ny.gov/animals Then the skunks will come to dig them up for a midnight snack... …
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I don't know what kind of nerve, ferocity and stubbornness got 86-year-old Brendon Grimshaw to buy an island in the Indian Ocean, replant it with 16,000 trees, grasses and then lure a bunch of giant tortoises — big galumphing ones and itty-bitty ones — to live with h …
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For lunch I always like simple, quick and fast. A cheese sandwich sounds like it would do the trick. Cheese, bread, a condiment and a pickle. That's it, a simple cheese sandwich for a simple farm worker shoveling manure who whistles a Lady Gaga tune or for the …
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So tell me something I don't already know! With all three of 'em! Look, any cook/chef worth their pots and pans knows where the flavor is, it's in the fat! Ok, call it "marbleizing" if that makes you feel a little less guilty! And we've all seen report after report …
Honey bees are the angels of agriculture, but they're disappearing at a startling rate in a mysterious phenomenon dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Since 2007, North American honey bees are literally disappearing without a trace. There are no massive dead bee bodies appeari …
If you you are into growing vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees or just plants they all need the same things to survive and prosper in your yard or gardens. Proper amounts of light, water, fertilizer and air are all factors in creating a thriving garden and for good producti …
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No, not the teeth decaying and mind altering cartoon "Strawberry Shortcake", the dessert strawberry shortcake. Is there anything yummier in the spring? I smile 'big time' when I see those yellow shortcake cups in the store, it's time again for a spring treat that can't be be …
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It's time for Wicked Pissah Tuna and here in Gloucester we are very excited to see our local fishermen turned celebrities on the tv. Unfortunately one group of fishermen have been left behind during all of the fun.... the herring fishermen. Accused for over a dec …
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A billion people go to bed hungry every night. Half of the population of our world lives on 2 dollars a day. High birth rates, lack of education and birth control, tribalism, war, lack of medical care and development of food resources, the list of reasons for this is …
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The Top Ten Reasons You Should Support the Mid-Water Herring Industry The mid-water herring fishers are under relentless attack by a campaign of never ending regulation all proposed by wealth foundations and fishermen who fish for endangered and over-fished s …
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