Victory Gardens
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15+ years into building an organic, permaculture homestead.
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Across much of Africa, farming has long been seen as low-status work, pushing young people to cities in search of office jobs. But rising food prices, investments in irrigation and access to new technologies are making agriculture more profitable. https://to.pbs.org/3YguKR6
Young Africans turn to farming as urban life becomes too expensive
Farming has long been seen as low-status work across much of Africa, pushing young people to cities in search of office jobs. But the high cost of living and lack of job opportunities are pushing some...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Across much of Africa, farming has long been seen as low-status work, pushing young people to cities in search of office jobs. But rising food prices, investments in irrigation and access to new technologies are making agriculture more profitable. https://to.pbs.org/3YguKR6
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Potatoes have a secret. Long before becoming fries, they were born as a wild hybrid of an ancient tomato and a tuberless plant. That origin story might help breed climate-proof crops. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/potatoes-roots-ancient-tomatoes-origin
Potatoes have their roots in ancient tomatoes
Knowing potatoes’ origin story could help future-proof the crucial crop against climate threats.
www.sciencenews.org
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Potatoes have a secret. Long before becoming fries, they were born as a wild hybrid of an ancient tomato and a tuberless plant. That origin story might help breed climate-proof crops. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/potatoes-roots-ancient-tomatoes-origin
Can't wait for our pawpaw trees to start fruiting!
Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one you’ve probably never heard of. https://to.pbs.org/4o9epsl
The pawpaw: America's forgotten native fruit finds new popularity
Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one yo...
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December 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Can't wait for our pawpaw trees to start fruiting!
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Archaeologists use Munsell books to describe soil colour all the time. I never thought to dig deeper into this colour system!
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*Atlas of the Munsell Color System* (1915)
Munsell envisioned his atlas as a system akin to musical notation, which would liberate visual description from commercially-driven colour names.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Archaeologists use Munsell books to describe soil colour all the time. I never thought to dig deeper into this colour system!
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Hundred Fruit Farm 🌳🐑 is a permaculture silvopasture farm in PA, with sheep grazing among fruit trees, berries, herbs & mushrooms 🥚🌿. A chemical-free agroecological oasis supporting biodiversity, soil health & community learning 🌍.
More: agroecologymap.org/l/386
#Agroecology
More: agroecologymap.org/l/386
#Agroecology
December 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundred Fruit Farm 🌳🐑 is a permaculture silvopasture farm in PA, with sheep grazing among fruit trees, berries, herbs & mushrooms 🥚🌿. A chemical-free agroecological oasis supporting biodiversity, soil health & community learning 🌍.
More: agroecologymap.org/l/386
#Agroecology
More: agroecologymap.org/l/386
#Agroecology
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Before flowers evolved with attractive colors and scents, what did plants use to attract insect pollinators? Heat may be one ancient strategy.
Valencia-Montoya and colleagues report their study of cycads in Science. Journal link in first comment.
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phys.org/news/2025-12...
#pollinators
Valencia-Montoya and colleagues report their study of cycads in Science. Journal link in first comment.
🧪🌍🌱🐝
phys.org/news/2025-12...
#pollinators
Infrared radiation may be one of the most ancient plant signals to pollinating insects
Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive organs to attract beetle pollinators and the insects possess infrared sensor...
phys.org
December 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Before flowers evolved with attractive colors and scents, what did plants use to attract insect pollinators? Heat may be one ancient strategy.
Valencia-Montoya and colleagues report their study of cycads in Science. Journal link in first comment.
🧪🌍🌱🐝
phys.org/news/2025-12...
#pollinators
Valencia-Montoya and colleagues report their study of cycads in Science. Journal link in first comment.
🧪🌍🌱🐝
phys.org/news/2025-12...
#pollinators
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Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
Painted figures haunt an empty building. A boy leaning on a pair of crutches. A father and son wandering a barren railroad track. A nuclear family at a picnic table. These poignant scenes were painted...
www.alternet.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
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Scientists just ‘supercharged’ vinegar with nanoparticles — and in mice it wiped out 99.995% of MRSA in lab tests. 1 topical dose. 24 hours. No damage to healthy cells.
Who knew the secret weapon against superbugs might be… upgraded salad dressing?
#BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky #NurseSky #NewsSky
Who knew the secret weapon against superbugs might be… upgraded salad dressing?
#BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky #NurseSky #NewsSky
This ‘Supercharged’ Vinegar Wiped Out 99.995% of Bacteria in Tests
Vinegar may soon do more than dress your salad — it could help save lives. Scientists in Norway and Australia found a way to “supercharge” its antibacterial power using cobalt-based carbon nanoparticl...
www.foodandwine.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station in the harshness of space
Researchers hope findings can be applied to humans living in space
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Researchers hope findings can be applied to humans living in space
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This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station in the harshness of space | CBC News
Space is a harsh environment: it's a vacuum with freezing temperatures, super high ultraviolet radiation and, of course, almost no oxygen. But Japanese researchers have found a type of moss that doesn...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station in the harshness of space
Researchers hope findings can be applied to humans living in space
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Researchers hope findings can be applied to humans living in space
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Took a while to get going. It's fun when you can see them with the naked eye!
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Took a while to get going. It's fun when you can see them with the naked eye!
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Speaking of: I’m very fond of this organization.
The Urban Growers Collective is a
grassroots Black-led, women-led non-profit farm in Chicago working to build a more just and equitable local food system. Please donate if you can.
www.urbangrowerscollective.org
The Urban Growers Collective is a
grassroots Black-led, women-led non-profit farm in Chicago working to build a more just and equitable local food system. Please donate if you can.
www.urbangrowerscollective.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Speaking of: I’m very fond of this organization.
The Urban Growers Collective is a
grassroots Black-led, women-led non-profit farm in Chicago working to build a more just and equitable local food system. Please donate if you can.
www.urbangrowerscollective.org
The Urban Growers Collective is a
grassroots Black-led, women-led non-profit farm in Chicago working to build a more just and equitable local food system. Please donate if you can.
www.urbangrowerscollective.org
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These data centers are coming to the Great Lakes basin because of our water. Humans should be concerned about the impact on the Great Lakes and explain the huge difference between gallons/day used and gallons/day discharged back into the lake. How will this affect me? 🌊🌊
@lakemichigan13.bsky.social
Future expansion of the data center could increase water usage to over 8.4 million gallons per year. Plant in Wisconsin.
www.jsonline.com/story/money/...
Future expansion of the data center could increase water usage to over 8.4 million gallons per year. Plant in Wisconsin.
www.jsonline.com/story/money/...
Microsoft to use 2.8 million gallons of Lake Michigan water in 2026 for Mount Pleasant project
After being sued for documents related to the water usage for the Microsoft data center, the city of Racine has said it released the documents.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
These data centers are coming to the Great Lakes basin because of our water. Humans should be concerned about the impact on the Great Lakes and explain the huge difference between gallons/day used and gallons/day discharged back into the lake. How will this affect me? 🌊🌊
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The forest floor is inhabited by a large number of soil organisms that exhibit a great diversity of species. These are, for example, fungi, bacteria, insects and worms, to name but a few. We need more forests again after we have destroyed 50% of the forests in the last 100 years
August 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The forest floor is inhabited by a large number of soil organisms that exhibit a great diversity of species. These are, for example, fungi, bacteria, insects and worms, to name but a few. We need more forests again after we have destroyed 50% of the forests in the last 100 years
From: Woof Woof (1964), dir. Boris Kolar, Zagreb Film
July 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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"Questioning is the way of learning,"
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
July 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Questioning is the way of learning,"
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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"[Research universities] are behind the breakthroughs that shape daily lives. Undermining them doesn’t just jeopardize higher education, it threatens national and global strength," writes University of Rhode Island president Marc B. Parlange in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4ky2K4I
June 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"[Research universities] are behind the breakthroughs that shape daily lives. Undermining them doesn’t just jeopardize higher education, it threatens national and global strength," writes University of Rhode Island president Marc B. Parlange in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4ky2K4I
Fascinating
Artificial feeders have allowed the Anna’s hummingbird to expand their range out of Southern California up to the state’s northern end.
They have also driven a transformation of the birds themselves.
They have also driven a transformation of the birds themselves.
Bird feeders have caused a dramatic evolution of California hummingbirds
Beaks have grown longer and larger, and ranges have expanded to follow the feeders
scim.ag
May 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Fascinating
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Good morning 🌞 – some inspo to start your day:
It’s people like Dr. Brittany Charlton, a Harvard professor and public health researcher, who remind us that science, equity, and truth are worth fighting for. 💪🏽🌍
Her lawsuit is protecting LGBTQ+ health, science, and democracy. 🏳️🌈⚖️
It’s people like Dr. Brittany Charlton, a Harvard professor and public health researcher, who remind us that science, equity, and truth are worth fighting for. 💪🏽🌍
Her lawsuit is protecting LGBTQ+ health, science, and democracy. 🏳️🌈⚖️
Science is under attack. So I’m taking RFK Jr. to court
“After losing every one of my grants — and seeing the human cost to my team, patients, and society — I knew silence was not an option,” writes Brittany Charlton.
www.statnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Good morning 🌞 – some inspo to start your day:
It’s people like Dr. Brittany Charlton, a Harvard professor and public health researcher, who remind us that science, equity, and truth are worth fighting for. 💪🏽🌍
Her lawsuit is protecting LGBTQ+ health, science, and democracy. 🏳️🌈⚖️
It’s people like Dr. Brittany Charlton, a Harvard professor and public health researcher, who remind us that science, equity, and truth are worth fighting for. 💪🏽🌍
Her lawsuit is protecting LGBTQ+ health, science, and democracy. 🏳️🌈⚖️
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