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Listen to current playlist: Vielle, ambient and classical music mix

Absolutely fabulous vielle playing by Shira Kammen. Highly recommend the whole album but this particular tune (Hanter Dros) is melodic - listen all the way through. And truth be told, the plants just love it! (Yes, I do have some wild theories about growing plants). You can stream this song and hear the complete play list of vielle, ambient and classical music here or download the mp3 to play on your own desktop. Complements Magnatune. Happy listening!

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Sub Rosa: Interview with Graham Hancock On Plant Teachers

Sub Rosa: Interview with Graham Hancock: On Plant Teachers (.pdf download). This review is featured on page 35 in Issue 2 of the most interesting Sub Rosa Magazine. I love this particular issue both for it's inclusion of the controversial Graham Hancock, and, for the featured cover art by amazing plant shaman and artist Pablo Amaringo. His text "Ayahuasca Visions" is well worth reading both for it's interesting shamanic and cultural insights as well as for the stunning imagery. To see more issues of Sub Rosa visit: The Daily Grail. Enjoy!

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Film: Why Organic?

Why Organic? Much like a PowerPoint presentation but still extremely interesting. Compares organic cultivation to conventional growing methods and covers topics such as: genetics, overall sustainability concerns, impact to our ecosystem, and some interesting reflections on the relationship (consequence) between chemical application advocacy and consciousness. Quite lengthy so view when time permits if you are interested in the topic.

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    Fruit, Seed, Pollen Series

    A masterpiece of plant macro's - fruits, seeds, pollen. More visuals and where to obtain here.

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    Marianna's Seeds

    Heirlooms and Italian seed. Marianna's.

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    Kitazawa Seed Co.

    Kitazawa. An excellent seed source for some less common varieties. FYI: their kyoto and "violet" carrots grow extraordinarily well and are highly nutritious!

     

    ChilePlants.com!

    ChilePlants.com. You will be amazed at the very exotic peppers from high in Peru to well, Chile. No kidding - super fabulous live plant shippers!

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    Abercrombie's Complete Kitchen Gardener (1789)

    Complete Kitchen Gardener - By John Abercrombie and as published in 1789. The full text available online courtesy of the fabulous Victory Hort. Library.

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    26May2008

    Bella Donna's Lettuce and Radish Fetish

    Here's a bed I made for Bella Donna, which was promptly planted with lettuce and radishes. She LOVE LOVE LOVES radish! If you think you can't grow anything- try radishes because they really are easy to grow and come up QUICK too!

    Radish interplant well with lettuce and they are happy companions together. Just watch out for root maggots-- when the radishes get too big they are prone to little pests! 


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