Red State Green

The American form of government
I watched this with my kids the other day, would be great for homeschoolers  (about age 10 or so would be able to understand it: warning, there are a few upsetting images) or school kids studying government/history this year. But everyone should watch this to get a better understanding of why [...]

I just got this in my email:
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Passage of Omnibus Lands Bill a Great Step Forward for Conservation
March 25, 2009
Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP), a national grassroots organization, applauded today’s House passage of a comprehensive lands bill that designates 2 million acres of wilderness, protects rivers and trails, and gives legal permanence to the National Landscape [...]

It’s supposed to snow this weekend, probably starting tomorrow. We’re supposed to get a couple inches; in the panhandle it might be up to eight inches, along with high winds, blowing snow, and all that lovely stuff.It’s blustery and cold outside; I know because I went out and covered up my garden plots again, so [...]

Handspun recycled newspaper yarn

This is really pretty wild!

Oklahoma had the highest growth in direct farm sales in the nation from 2002 to 2007, a whopping 209%! Second came Oregon with 163% growth.
Venues for direct farm sales include farmers’ markets, roadside stands, CSAs, pick-your-own sites, online sales, the Oklahoma Food Cooperative, and farm-to-school programs.
Basically, anything where the farmer is selling directly to the [...]

It’s also about human decency.
From Gourmet magazine:
A little slavery is okay, just not too much of it.
At this writing, that appears to be the official government position in the state of Florida, and it could explain why the fields of the Sunshine State provide such fertile ground for modern-day slavery. In the past dozen [...]

We had a week or so of nice weather and now we’re back to cold again. And that reminded me of the “Freeze Yer Buns” challenge, and that I hadn’t written about how that went since I started participating.
At first everyone whined and moaned about how cold it was, except my husband who likes it [...]

I just found a great website that shows what plants look like if your soil is deficient in a particular nutrient. Here’s the pictures for tomatoes, but if you scroll down you can find links to mineral deficiencies in a whole list of plants.
So if you had trouble last year growing something, or your seedlings [...]

Take a look here.
It will amaze you.

Check this out. It’s a new “Craig’sList” style want ads site called MyMilitaryExchange.com, specifically for military personnel, with listings for military-friendly businesses and “off limits” listings. It looks like it’s brand new (no listings yet), so if you have something to offer it would certainly get attention. Make sure you click your location on the [...]

Here it is March already.
I’ve been out planting peas and potting up tomato seedlings and baby aloe vera plants this week. The bunny has opened her eyes (at least, I think it’s a female) and she’s a red-eyed white. Very pretty.
Check this out: Weather.com’s planting map! I have this set for early April (which is [...]