(Law360, Los Angeles (November 2, 2016, 10:45 PM EDT) — A Washington state judge slapped the Grocery Manufacturers Association with a record $18 million fine Wednesday for violating campaign finance laws while fighting a GMO labeling ballot initiative, levying what state prosecutors say is the highest campaign finance penalty in U.S. history. The court previously …
The other day we were cleaning up in the orchard, cutting back and taking out plants that were killed off by the hail. Lost one of my Armenian cucumber plants and had to harvest damaged veggies. One of my helpers was pulling on a melon vine, it didn’t move and he went to investigate. Wedged …
Please look at my post from spring for details. I will probably submit my order late next week and I will update here in another post with more details.
All that rain last week really made everything grow like crazy! We’ve been eating the occasional Armenian cucumber and Black Beauty and Yellow Crookneck squash, but the last few days I got to harvest way more than we can eat: This is the first time we actually get to harvest Ronde De Nice summer squash. …
In the news section at http://icestupa.org/ you can find pictures of the 5000 trees they planted and watered with water from the melting glacier. What a fascinating project! If we could only store at least some of the water that runs off during monsoon season. This year we got much more rain than usual (everything’s …
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A few weeks ago I visited Jeff and Shannon in Lake Mead City after hearing about their pond, poultry and fruit and nut trees. It’s great to see neighbors so dedicated to raising food animals cruelty free and I hope they will advertise “never frozen” chicken and turkey at our local Buy – Sell – …
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FINALLY! It didn’t even see it growing since the plants aren’t staked (yet) and all of a sudden there it was: A friend just asked me what Armenian cucumbers look like and I put the letter sized catalog next to it for size reference. It’s not one of the heavier cukes we’ve grown (12 or …
Last week our corrupt representatives in the Senate voted for death, disease and destruction. Sign this petition to tell Obama to veto the DARK Act: http://wh.gov/iFYPQ You have to confirm your email address after you signed the petition – click on the link in the email you’ll receive after signing. To get an official update …
I was planning an outing to the Wakimoto Farms for the High Desert Gardening Club and had called earlier to confirm the hours posted at the website, but forgot to ask the million dollar question: Is the corn GMO? So I just called back and unfortunately was advised that the corn is genetically modified and …
Yesterday we attended the Dig-It Kingman Community Garden bbq and I signed up as an occasional monitor. They are looking for volunteers to be at the garden for two hours to inspect the beds for any signs of pests, watering issues, etc. and to answer the gardeners’ questions. More info on monitoring at the Dig-It …