Apples, Apples, Apples and homemade Apple pie

The early settlers brought Apple seeds to Massachusetts from Europe. A farmer named John Chapman, from Leominster Massachusetts was known as “Johnny Appleseed”. He distributed apple seeds all over North America...

Today's revolutionaries are growing their own food

I never thought I would become interested in the old fashioned subject of agriculture but as I learn more about the costs of food logistics and the effects of industrial agriculture I am thinking more about the...

Texas ghost town is sold on eBay

"A small, uninhabited town in Texas has been sold on the internet auction site, eBay, to a buyer in Italy for a little over $3m (£1.45m). The town, called Albert, is about 100km (62 miles) outside San Antonio and features a schoolhouse, a dancehall and a bar. The town's...

Citrus Emergency in California

With severely cold weather everywhere, as well as on the West coast, the mild weather loving citrus trees are in big trouble.  The losses are so bad that the governator has called a State of Emergency.  ...

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