Fourth Sunday of Advent Angels We Have Heard on High

Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing oer the plains,And the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains.Gloria in excelsis Deo.Gloria in excelsis...
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Aquaponics and Iron

When I very first started learning about aquaponics I was under the misconception that if you kept the fish alive and happy the plants would automatically...
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Manitoba increases biodiesel tax incentive

From Farm Credit Canada AgriSuccess Express news letterby Kevin HurshIn its 2006 budget, Manitoba has eliminated all provincial taxes on pure biodiesel...
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Aquaculture sees surge in worldwide production

A new report by an international team of researchers, published September 07 in the online edition of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
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Book Review Growing Into a Farm by Anna Hess

Maybe its because Anna Hess and our childhoods and childhood ambitions were so similar, or maybe its because both of our primary life goals havent changed...
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A Video from Church World Service on World Food Day 2015

As part of its observance of World Food Day 2015, Church World Service (the organization that brings you the annual CROP Walk), created this video to...
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Squirreled War I Quick and Dirty Strawberry Cage

**NOTE** This strawberry cage didnt actually do much to deter the squirrels.  The holes in the woven wire fence seem to be too big, or our squirrels...
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Are Our Nachos Healthy

When we wrote about our one-year meal plan a few months back, we had nachos in the mix for a not-insignificant number of meals.  After all, they...
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Early Letters to Congress on Global Nutrition are Helpful This Year

Bread for the Worlds 2016 Offering of Letters urges Congress to increase funding for the nutrition and health of mothers, newborns, and young children...
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Offering of Letters Churches in New Mexico

TheByteMan (via OpenClipArt)Please join us on Saturday, March 12, for our 2016 Offering of Letters workshop, at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa...
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Freezing Dandelions

As we were out in the yard this weekend, seeking some kind of gardening activity that didnt require digging in the still-too-wet-for-planting dirt, we...
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Winter Growing Season

The winter growing season was a smash! The lettuce did quite well, and I harvested about eight salads that fed four to six people each from February through...
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Mercy is that which God likes Most

"Let us abandon all fear and dread, for these do not befit men and women who are loved. Instead, let us live the joy of encounter with the grace that...
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Nutrition Important for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

As of 2013, nearly 2.7 million grandparents stepped up to become parents to kids once again. This is an increase of about 64,100 adults from 2008. In...
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Stuffed French Toast Strata

A question: what is the best part of coming home to ones parents house after being away for a while? An answer: moms cooking!  Another question:...
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Steve Garnaas Holmes Autumn Blessing

Prospect Park in BrooklynAs the trees bear fruit and the harvest is bought in,blessings ripen in you.As the earth holds dear the roots of trees,God’s...
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Butcher Block Counter From Reclaimed 2 x 4 Lumber

A few weeks ago, we mentioned that one of our main goals this year was to finish the butcher block counter (and corresponding cabinets) we built to give...
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Hobby Farming and Good Food

Many people are starting to use simple easy to build low cost aquaponics systems to grow fish, veggies and herbs at home. It can be a rewarding and relaxing...
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Octopus Slayer Part 2

If you remember from a prior post last year, we made some changes to the large A-Frame NFT system that was being used over at the Together We Stand Aquaponic...
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