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Fruit Corso Festival of Netherlands
Every year on the 11th, 12th and 13th of September, a festival called "Fruit Corso (means Fruit Parade)" is held to celebrate the harvest of the Fruit of all the Villages in Tiel, Netherlands. It includes... Take my Job. Please!
Using comedy to make a serious point, Stephen Colbert is publicizing a challenge made by American farm workers who are tired of being villanized in the press. "SAN FRANCISCO – In a tongue-in-cheek call for... Did Hospital Kill Teen For His Organs?
" An Ohio couple whose teenage son was injured in a snowboarding accident has filed a lawsuit, claiming his doctors harvested his organs before he was declared dead. Eighteen-year-old Gregory Jacobs, of... Easy Armchair Gardening, Dreaming of Summer
With snow covering most of Canada and the land sleeping beneath a white coat, you might think that no gardening can be done. Not so. Now is the time to plan what wonderful crops you'll plant and... Is India reaping a harvest of hatred sown by Indians? We have seen it all bef...
"India is the largest democracy in the world. They’ve got several hundred languages, they’ve got every major world religion in residence and originated four of them; they are multi-cultural and multi-ethnic, with a male Prime Minister of the minority Sikh religion and a... Pick of the Crop
A Platteville, Colorado farm couple say they got a huge surprise when they opened their fields to anyone who wanted to pick free vegetables left over after the harvest."Forty thousand people showed up. Joe and...
created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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231 views | 17 recommendations | 3 comments
Artificial trees capture solar and wind energy
" "A London-based startup called Solar Botanic announced yesterday that it has designed lifelike artificial plants and trees that harvest the power of the sun, wind and rain. The key to the company’s claim is its Nanoleaf— a supposed energy-capturing powerhouse....Wet British summer causes shortage in sloe berries
Looking to make some sloe gin this year? Well you may be out of luck as sloe berries are getting really hard to find.The wet British summer has damaged the crop extensively, so making the popular alcoholic drink... UN agency appeals for $140 million to feed Zimbabweans in crisis
" 9 October 2008 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for $140 million to feed some 4 million Zimbabweans over the next six months, warning that without more funds, the agency will... New pest control: mites sniff “death,” go into debilitating hibernation
Spider mites have been found to go into hibernating sleep upon sniffing a predator attack on another mite nearby. "Martijn Egas and colleagues at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands noticed that when...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
356 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
356 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Idaho Harvest 2008
Wilder, Idaho--Idaho farmers in the Pacific Northwest are in the thick of the 2008 Harvest. Yields across the board in Southern Idaho are expected to be as good if not better than last year thanks to plentiful... India to apply solar space power 2020-30 for rural lighting
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Yet Mehta has another solution for India's chronic electricity shortage -- one that does not involve power plants on the ground but instead massive sun-gathering satellites in geosynchronous orbits 22,000... Small, rural farms given boost as EU cuts subsidies for large landowners
Rising food prices and shortages of dairy produce and cereals are causing the EU to adjust its farming policies in favor of more food production and more subsidies for smaller greener farmers..."Brussels took... Kitsilano BC: Coffee Beans Picked By Monkeys On Sale
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know there is a reason why I have a penchant for Columbian Coffee, perhaps it's taste, perhaps that Juan Valdez and his Loyal donkey lovingly hand pick the South...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
3574 views | 14 recommendations | 13 comments
3574 views | 14 recommendations | 13 comments
Gourmet coffee, straight from the monkey's mouth
You may have heard of gourmet cat poo coffee, but now monkeys are making waves in the java world by spitting out coffee beans for all to enjoy."VANCOUVER — When it comes to coffee, monkeys know best. Unlike...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
1169 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
1169 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
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