Lots of buzzing around my place whenever parsley is in flower. Those bees just love them, which is great for them because they want pollen. Great for me also, because you can be sure they will help pollinate everything else. Those pollen sacks are filling up quick! Bees seem to wrestle more than dance when it comes … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Types of Coffee Maker
The art of coffee making can take years to perfect. Having the right equipment is the best first step, so let’s go through the options. Standard Coffee Maker These use a powered pump and push the necessary amount of water for espresso through a thermo block. This turns water temperature up and pushes it through … Continue reading »
The Ground To Ground Map – Find Used Coffee Grounds
Does your garden need a hit of used coffee grounds? This is the where you want to look first. And if you have some coffee to give out, let us know. Continue reading »
How to get Seeds from Broccoli
This circle of life thing is really cool… Following on from the How to Grow Broccoli post (which looked at the life-cycle of the broccoli plant, resulting produce, and return to the soil), this one is all about how to get the seeds from the mature plant, including how to dry and store those seeds for next … Continue reading »
The Environmental Impact of Alaska’s Pebble Mine Project
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the proposed Pebble Mine project planned for the Bristol Bay area of southern Alaska. As may be expected, proponents of the mine are espousing the many financial benefits that come with such an undertaking (jobs for locals, a boosted economy, increased access to natural resources so that … Continue reading »
How to make Money from Used Coffee Grounds – Part 1
Drink your coffee and make money too? There seems to be a mental process by which enterprising individuals come across the good old ‘used coffee grounds goldmine question’… “How is it that we generate millions of tonnes of used coffee grounds a year that go to landfill, and no one is trying to make money … Continue reading »
