Overall, I do not want this to be a political blog, but I feel compelled to simply forward a couple news stories about Monsanto that I came across today.
This morning I listened to Morning Edition on NPR and heard this story, In India, Bucking The 'Revolution' By Going Organic Recently, I watched a documentary about Monsanto, The World According to Monsanto that horrified me. In one part they documented Indian farmers committing suicide with Monsanto pesticides. I found this documentary via Online Documentaries 4 U, an excellent resource for online documentaries.
I was checking up on Rose Marie Nichols Magee's blog and read her comments about a story local to her, GMO Beet Roots Busted.
These 2 stories make me feel that there might be a turn for the better in agriculture in the very near future. I'm sorry to say that I do boycott Monsanto and GMOs and I believe that you should too.
What can I do for you?
......SERVICES......
Herb Gardens, Kitchen Gardens, Bird and Butterfly Gardens,
Leaf Removal, Weeding, Planting,
Poison Ivy Removal,
Spreading Compost and Mulch,
Pruning and other garden oriented things I have neglected to mention here...
To ask is not to steal
-African Proverb
Labor -
20/hour general labor,
30/hour for POISON IVY REMOVAL*
Materials -
Bark Mulch - 20
Double Shredded Bark Mulch - 30
Compost Humus - 30
Yard Debris Dispoal - 15 all per cubic yard
* 25/hour if it is dormant (fall-early spring)
gobbism at gmail
......WHERE......
I serve the Pittsburgh area, preferably the East End.
.....PLEASE COMMENT.......
I need feedback. Did I make any mistakes? Do you have ideas I could use you want to share? What do you want to see here? Each post has a box below it after
Herb Gardens, Kitchen Gardens, Bird and Butterfly Gardens,
Leaf Removal, Weeding, Planting,
Poison Ivy Removal,
Spreading Compost and Mulch,
Pruning and other garden oriented things I have neglected to mention here...
To ask is not to steal
-African Proverb
......RATES......
Labor -
20/hour general labor,
30/hour for POISON IVY REMOVAL*
Materials -
Bark Mulch - 20
Double Shredded Bark Mulch - 30
Compost Humus - 30
Yard Debris Dispoal - 15 all per cubic yard
* 25/hour if it is dormant (fall-early spring)
......CONTACT......
gobbism at gmail
......WHERE......
I serve the Pittsburgh area, preferably the East End.
.....PLEASE COMMENT.......
I need feedback. Did I make any mistakes? Do you have ideas I could use you want to share? What do you want to see here? Each post has a box below it after
Books/Authors
A few authors that have influenced me with links within this blog where I mention them, hopefully in depth.
Joy Larkcom
Michael Pollan
Rosalind Creasy
Rose Marie Nichols Magee
Geri Harrington
Edward C. Smith
Susan Campbell
Supplies
I endorse these companies. I feel compelled to state that these are my personal choices here and have no direct association with the advertisement on this blog. I am receiving no compensation from these, I just like their products.
...ONLINE...
I love getting their catalog every fall. Rose Marie Nichols Magee writes all the descriptions of their herbs and seeds that remind me of being at a nursery with a very knowledgeable and friendly person helping you as you shop. I love this lady!
This is a good organic supply company, the real mccoy.
mostly live plants, the best packed I have bought. Excellent selection of herbs, butterfly bushes, just great stuff for very cheap. Look for their specials.
I get hardware here as well as poison ivy prevention stuff. Great selection of Felco pruners. I am left handed and can never find them in stores. Also the cheapest I have seen
...LOCAL...
Home Depot, Lowes located all over town
Michael Bros Nursery 47 Michael Road Cheswick
Garden Dreams 812 Holland Avenue , Wilkinsburg
McTighe's Garden Center RR 8, Glenshaw
Pittsburgh Farmer's Markets all over town - This sounds weird but you can get gardening stuff at the farmer's market. I've bought bales of straw, compressed chicken shit pellets to fertilize, many fine herbs, and vegetable plants. You can also get garlic bulbs to plant too.
Trader Joe's - hey, it's a chain, one location in Pittsburgh at Eastside Village -This place has a lot of weird herbs at reasonable prices. The selection is pretty erratic but I always check it out.
I buy lots of stuff from all of these companies. I have links for my online sources but not the local ones. Some of these places do have websites but as I posted this info I checked them out and these local websites aren't that great.
I think I oughta write a blog for each of these companies, except perhaps Home Depot or any other big box store, I mean you guys all know these right?
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