The Secret of Kells (***) Last years surprise nominee for Best Animated Feature is an undeniably gorgeous film, but the true-life tale behind the ornate Book of Kells has been too eagerly molded to include Irish forest sprites who never speak above a grating whisper, a multi-culti band of sidekick monks, and daddy issues involving Brendan Gleesons abbot.
Tags: Abbot, Best Animated Feature, Book Of Kells, Florida Film Festival, Forest Sprites, Gleesons, Gorgeous, Grating, Irish Forest, Monks, Surprise, True Life, Whisper
It is my favorite time of year, which may be a surprise, considering how much I love my garden. And while it's bittersweet, putting most of my garden to bed is a lovely experience when it can be done in cool, crisp weather with hundreds of flame-colored leaves drifting down around me. There is, of course, a more practical reason for my love of fall. All of those leaves go to work in my garden, improving my soil. I have six large shade trees on my lot, and I still find myself stealing my neigh
Obama has now named, as Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Islam A. Siddiqui, who is VP for “Science and Regulatory Affairs” at CropLife America-formerly the American Crop Protection Association, whose mission is to push the use of pesticides (or, as they put it, “ensuring safe and responsible use of crop protection products to improve food supplies”). It’s no surprise that CropLife America’s PAC supported Bush/Cheney in the last election: http://deltafarmpress.com/news/110104cla-endorse/ .
Tags: American Crop Protection, American Crop Protection Association, Bush Cheney, Crop Protection Association, Crop Protection Products, Croplife America, Food Supplies, Islam, Last Election, Names, Negotiator, Pac, Pesticide, Pusher, Regulatory Affairs, Science, Siddiqui, Surprise, Use Of Pesticides, Vp
A MONTH OR SO BEFORE KILLING FROST, the vegetable-garden soil that fed me gets a meal, or at least the promise of one. I sow soil-sustaining cover crops (always from non-GMO, organic seed) as the various food crops are harvested, gradually turning my vegetable beds into mini-fields of winter cereal rye (above) and mammoth red [...] Related posts: asparagus: an all-male cast IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE, since it’s true so... what about lawns? A FRIENDLY SUGGESTION just filtered in as
Tags: Asparagus, Cereal Rye, Cover Crops, Food Crops, Garden Soil, Killing Frost, Lawns, Organic Food, Organic Seed, Promise, Suggestion, Surprise, Vegetable Beds, Vegetable Garden, Winter Cereal
Just about anyone will tell you that pee and food don’t mix. The idea of someone urinating on your food before it makes its way onto your plate is probably enough to make you feel a little nauseous – but, surprise! Piss can make veggies grow bigger and tastier, especially when mixed with wood ash. It’s common knowledge that urine is good for compost – some gardeners even install toilet seats above their compost piles to make it easier for women to contribute. Now, a study has confirmed that hu
Tags: Common Knowledge, Compost, Fireplace, Gardeners, Nauseous, Pee, Piss, Surprise, Toilet Seats, Urinating, Wood Ash
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