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Mark Your calendar!  Sunday, December 15th from 1-5pm will be the Big Everything Swap/trade/sell/giveaway gathering at the EPP nursery!  Clean out…

Kurt's blog is especially good today with photos of biking through Peru. Remind yourself it's a big, fun world out there waiting to be explored:http://www.bikegreaseandcoffee.com/2013/11/this-that-and-andy.html. Photo credit to Kurt's blog for photo…

It's so cool living in the Swamp. We have Tokay geckos in the area. They are escaped housepets. They are nocturnal and grow to be very big if they don't get eaten by our predator birds (hawks and ospreys) which I refer to as Pterodactyls because they sound like you'd expect prehistoric creatures to sound. They are beautiful, too. Lime green with orange dots. They are called…

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The number of chickens abandoned at animal shelters by urban farmers is growing at an alarming rate.

Although some folks were initially thrilled with the idea of raising their own chickens, a large number of people quickly became disillusioned. The amount of upkeep required to keep the animals healthy and…

Calling all Zoobirds -  Lars Anderson has some outdoor adventures planned this weekend.Lars is a guide and Zoobird member.

(photo from Adventure Outpost)

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Interested in Florida springs? Here's a great reference: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/geologictopics/springs/bulletin66.htm

Photo is from the…

The last time I was in Portland, OR I went for a walk and saw this chicken coop in a front yard. I was staying at the Hawthorne Hostel in SE District.

From waste to food. That's Gainesville Compost's motto. Compost is nothing new. So what's it all about?

Chris Cano and Steven Kanner run a new operation called Gainesville Compost in Florida. It's a novel idea where they take bikes fitted with…

Zoma makes some mighty fine kraut! I just bought some and it's good. It has a light, appealing flavor and it's delicious. I got mine at a local (to Gainesville, FL) place called The Community Co-op, which is a community owned store that does its best to offer high quality, locally…

"In times when even fruits and vegetables are not spared of adulteration it is difficult to trust the authenticity of rose water that is fiercely marketed by umpteen cosmetic brands"…

These urban mandalas are all the rage.

Towel Holder - Hygienic, Not Moldy and Nice Looking

(photo by Jon Hanson)

This month's issue of my fav, Hogtown Homegrown has a Grouper recipe. I like Grouper. It's expensive because they live in deep water. There's a local…