PonicPods Blog


   Aug 14

Mushroom Fun Facts, Nutritional Information and Availability (From Brewers Mushrooms!)

Just spoke with Hugh from Brewers Mushrooms! What a nice guy! I took some time to review his site and here is some great information! Take a look at his company! He is doing a fantastic job! Hugh 423-441-2533 info@BrewersMushrooms.com http://BrewersMushrooms.com What is a Oyster Mushrooms? The delicate mild flavor of the Oyster mushroom along [...]

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   Aug 13

Welcome to the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics

The Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics isBradfieldSummer230x192 dedicated to the genetic improvement of crop plants for the benefit of society through the development of novel breeding methodologies, the discovery and deployment of economically important genes as genetic stocks, germplasm, and varieties, and the training of a new generation of plant breeders. As plant breeders [...]

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   Aug 06

Earth-sheltered Homes

Check out PonicPods Green Roof! It’s an option when purchasing a PonicPod. http://PonicPods.com It is important to insulate between the home’s structural mass and the earth’s mass. Without insulation, the earth will wick heat out of the home and bring it to a matching temperature. In winter here, that would be 40 degrees — not [...]

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   Jul 25

Aquaponics emerging as an urban food solution

In January this year I wrote a blog post searching for ambitious urban agriculture projects in Oregon. While I learned of several formative groups looking for resources to get started, no operating businesses emerged. Six months later a handful of innovative, but rural, commercial-scale projects had surfaced — groups like Community by Design and the [...]

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   Jun 12

Using a Solar Food Dehydrator

Tap into renewable energy by using a solar food dryer to preserve your garden harvests. Making Sun-Dried Tomatoes in a Solar Food Dehydrator 11/3/2011 10:22:53 AM By Jennifer Kongs Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/hands-on-how-to/solar-food-dehydrator-zb0z11zkon.aspx#ixzz1xbUjB3G4 I love all forms of food preservation. I also love reducing my environmental footprint whenever possible. I’ve often thought about the energy involved [...]

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   May 19

Leasing Farmland in New Jersey

To help address economic barriers to accessing land for farming in NJ, The State Ag Development Committee is holding three June information meetings on NJ farmland leasing to hear your feedback. NJ has among the highest average cropland prices per acre in the nation–$13,000 and up–way up–and more than half of all NJ farmland is owned [...]

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