In this episode, we deal with Colorado potato beetles, biking to the store, and the begin of raspberry season.
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#ResilienceGarden … More Foodmageddon, Episode 19: Playing Catch Up
It is high summer, but I have to be thinking about what we will be eating this fall. The average first frost date for this area is September 30th. That means I have just over sixty days of growing outside. The greenhouse next door will give me another week or two and our own greenhouse … More Late-Season Crops
This year, as we’re stepping up our growing operation, I’m still tracking my hours.
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#ResilienceGarden … More Foodmageddon: Hour Data through Midsummer
Correlation does not equal causation. In this case, COVID-19 has reduced our travel and use of fossil fuels for transport by 31 percent overall (source in graphic). Although we are not seeing a decline in the use of fossil fuels leading to reduced transportation (rather the reverse), it can be considered a small-scale dry run … More COVID-19 Disruption is Just a Foreshadowing of Later Problems
We have been derelict in our blog, video, and podcast posting. It has been a busy July, but we are back to sharing our work now, and you can expect to see regular posts and videos coming out now into the fall. Here is a brief recap of what we have been up to in … More Back to Work! Where Have We Been?
Scott and Paul Z. will be on the Larry Meiller Show on Wisconsin Public Radio at 11 a.m. today talking about our bee research. You can listen over the air in the Madison area on the Ideas Network (90.9 FM) or from anywhere online right here.
A few weeks ago, Scott Johnson, director of the institute, chatted with Gena Kittner with the Wisconsin State Journal. The result was a Sunday feature article that you can read on the WSJ website: https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/low-technology-institute-works-to-solve-problems-without-chemicals/article_b80d64dd-e186-58b8-bcfd-daa9c5ae26a1.html Both the cover photo and the above photo are copyrighted material from the Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart, photographer.
In this episode, we deal with Colorado potato beetles, biking to the store, and the begin of raspberry season.
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#Foodmageddon
#ResilienceGarden … More Foodmageddon, Episode 18: Bugs, Bikes, and Berries
We are carrying out a multiyear bee-breeding project as part of an effort to reduce the need for mite treatments in honeybee colonies. This short post is specifically directed towards our fellow beekeepers. We hope to 1) give you a summary of the study we’re carrying out and 2) tell you about the precautions we’re … More Bee-Breeding Project: Information for our Fellow Beekeepers
In this episode, we clear brush, plant sweet potatoes, cut and pickle garlic scapes, prune tomato plants, and create homemade fertilizer.
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#ResilienceGarden … More Foodmageddon, Episode 17: Homemade Fertilizer
