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Honey on Tap Returns – Controversial Bee Hive Seeks to Revolutionize Honey Industry
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Sun Hives: pollination and health before honey
The Sun Hive is a hanging honeybee hive designed by Günther Mancke and which is growing in popularity in the UK and elsewhere. It was designed around the needs of pollinating bees and colony health and preferences, and not around prioritizing honey production. As such, it's thought to be much better for sustaining bee populations. It's also quite beautiful.
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Upcycling's Upshot: How Urban Mushroom Farmers Turned Scavenging into a Business
Full Cycle story. Two guys use old coffee grounds as an ideal medium to grow gourmet mushrooms and keep more than a million pounds of waste out of landfills.
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Growing Mushrooms for Income - How to operate a growing mushrooms business.
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Giant Tomato Tree
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Rapunzel Hybrid Tomato Seeds
Rapunzel Tomato - Just like its fairy tale namesake, Rapunzel puts out long, cascading trusses, each with up to 40 sweet, bright red cherry tomatoes that keep coming all summer long. The long stems are quite impressive when picked fully loaded with tomatoes, which can be enjoyed individually as they ripen. Great for those who prefer container gardening. Yum!! (Google "Rapunzel Tomatoes" to find a source.)
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5 Incredibly Cool and Strange Things That Exist in Nature
The ‘Indigo Rose’ is a new, strangely-colored variety of tomato. The fruit is jet black on the outside and juicy purple-red on the inside. These colors might not sound very appealing, but black tomatoes are supposed to be very tasty, and most importantly, rich in antioxidants. Indigo Rose is a cross-breed between red and purple tomatoes, and is the latest ‘superfood’ to hit the market.
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The Lakeside Collection
Even if you don't have a large backyard, you can still create your own garden with Gardeners' Grow Bags. Their durable, compact design is ideal for balconies, patios, decks, apartments and condos, and they fold for storage. Drainage holes allow excess wa
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100 Expert Gardening Tips, Ideas, and Projects that Everyone Should Know
We’re right in the middle of spring, the perfect time to start planting flowers, vegetables, herbs, and more! Gardening season is upon us and it’s in full swing. Whether you are brand new to gardening or you have a veteran green thumb, you know that gardening is a rewarding way to spend more...
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Guide to Urban Homesteading
motherearthnewsmag: Guide to Urban Homesteading Learn about urban homesteading skills, such as small-scale composting, urban beekeeping, and how to set up a rainwater catchment system. By Rachel Kaplan Photo by maXx Images/mcPhoto
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Grow bags by prinzessinnengarten on Flickr
Grow bags by prinzessinnengarten on Flickr
watermelon growing on the vine with green leaves
Summer Watermelon by John Rhee / 500px
Summer Watermelon by John Rhee