• organic gardening,  Repost: drflower

    Herbs to plant = Herbie heaven!

    There is something so gratifying about setting plants in fertile soil. They just look healthy and green in the contrast to the rich black to red soil that they sit in.  Yes, red clay is a way of life in Georgia. As long as it has a balance of other nutrients, it’s becomes a necessary if not welcomed component of good garden soil.  This week, it is herb planting time at Rock Star Farms.  The farm has grown by leaps and bounds over this past year.  Last year, the medicine wheel was sporting many vegetables along side herbs.  This year, vegetable garden beds surround the medicine wheel.  The wheel can…

  • Repost: drflower

    Genetically Modified Organisms – Are we being nice to Mother Nature?

    I’m sure that you’ve heard this Acronym before, GMO. What does it really mean?  The first time I heard about it, I had to look it up too.  Read this article and we’ll give you a little bit about what it is and why opinions are so high about it.   GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organisms.    What are they?  To get to the heart of it, we have to throw out a few more acronyms. One you’ve probably heard before that has transformed the criminal justice system. DNA evidence ring a bell?  DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid. If it’s a living thing, it has this and another one…