What happens when the countryside is destroyed

The price of industrial agriculture

Poet/farmer Wendell Berry

Poet and farmer Wendell Berry offers a clear look at the problems we face in the world of industrial farms.

How do we treat the land? What are we doing when we see land and food as commodities instead of essential parts of life with real value?

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Klaus Ferlow and the Miraculous Neem Tree

All trees are wonders.

The Neem tree is a wonder piled on wonders.

A long, wide-ranging, somewhat rambling and very interesting – interview with the west’s leading expert on the Neem tree.

Is Neem oil really good as a natural pesticide? Another view

– Ken McCarthy
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The Black Walnut with Dina Falconi

The Black Walnut with Dina Falconi

Where I live, black walnuts are everywhere and now is the time they’re dropping their fruit – with a heavy thud!

What are they fruits and nuts good for?

A lot!

Another view of this very useful plant

– Ken McCarthy
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