Behold! The singular berry (there may be two more hiding 😁) the my coffee tree has bore.. 6 years old in this climate, is pretty much on schedule #organic#farmtotable
Well, that cheered me up on a cold, grey day. Good haul from one plant, and still several smaller shoots left to grow out. Shame two of my winter lettuce have vanished from the greenhouse, but I guess a mouse was hungry. #allotment#GrowYourOwn#organic
There’s a strong movement in support of #GMO in upcoming European Parliament vote. Interestingly, the support is coming from scientific and environmental experts, including some #organic farmers:
Nearly three dozen Nobel laureates have joined more than 1,000 scientists in urging members of the European Parliament to embrace science-based gene editing technology. New Genomic Techniques, they write in a petition, “hold immense promise for sustainable agriculture, enhanced food security, and innovative medical solutions.”
Surprising? But if you start with the definition of “organic farming” as farming that attempts to minimize negative impact on environment, it makes perfect sense. Genetically organic plant varieties require less herbicides and pesticides and less land, which means they actually do support biodiversity more than traditionally cultivated varieties.
Cold hardy to 28F/-2C, can be grown in a pot. Fruits 4-5 yrs from seed.
It’s the fruit that makes it so special. The peel is very sweet and chewy and the fruit inside balances it with a nice tartness. And bc you eat fruit+peel, it’s very nutritious.
I sell seedlings for $15 plus shipping available in early spring. Open to reservations now.
The peel comes away from the fruit easily and the fruit is sectional/easy to pull apart like a mandarin. The taste of the fruit is like a tart orange but the pith has sugar in it so it’s not completely sour. The peel is very sweet. Sometimes the fruit is seedless, but no more than 2 seeds per fruit.
Der #BUND empfiehlt eine Pestizidsteuer, wie sie zB in #Dänemark gilt. Das in Zusammenspiel mit einer Pestizidreduktionsstrategie und einem Biodiversitätsfahrplan. #Bio sollte der Standard sein und nicht-bio die teurere Alternative. Gemeinwohlschädliche Praktiken sollen gar nicht erst erlaubt sein.
Made some coasters and some more cloths. The face cloths/ dishcloths are on my UK based Ebay (I did try to start an etsy but it somehow didn't work out).
The cloths are made from 100% organic cotton yarn and the coasters are recycled cotton and recycled synthetic fibre.
I knew that they probably get too large to keep in a pot but I found a mamey fruit 3 yrs ago that was the size of a large sopadilla and had a “small” seed inside. I grew it out thinking it would be a dwarf tree. Nope.
It's not just you: Christmas lights look different now, and can give you headaches — NPR (apple.news)
That story explains why I dislike led lights