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890: Mike Bollinger on Seed Savers Exchange. Celebrating 50 Years of Seed Saving. In This Podcast: Greg interviews Mike Bollinger, the Executive Director of Seed Savers Exchange, discussing his journey and work there. Mike shares his path from running a certified organic vegetable farm, to being involved with Seed Savers Exchange in various capacities since…
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes If you’re into bushcraft, survival, or primitive fire-marking, you’ve probably heard of char cloth. If not, you should know it’s one of the best materials for catching a spark and starting a fire. It’s made by heating cotton in a low-oxygen environment until it carbonizes. The result is a blackened…
The Oakland Athletics are considering building a new stadium in Oakland. Where it will go depends on how it is financed and how folks will get to the stadium. Let’s look at access. Sporting events are big events that draw people from an entire region. That means a new A’s stadium needs to provide access…
It’s every vegetable gardener’s dream to grow deliciously plump tomatoes. More than three years ago, I embarked on my tomato quest. As I realized later on, it’s not as easy as it looked on that online tutorial. My first few attempts were a miserable failure. Over the next several months, I honed my gardening skills until…
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img { border: 2px solid #FFFFFF; } Tl;dr A preprint is a research manuscript before formal peer review and publication. Pretty much all of the mos important editing companies / journals allow preprints. Sharing preprints helps promoting open science and increases your research visibility and impact. What is a preprint? A preprint is simply your…
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June 17, 2025 — Years ago, when purchasing a flat of pansies at a garden center, Chris Wilson noticed a label indicating the flowers had been treated with insecticides. “I remember thinking to myself, ‘But bees can’t read labels,’” said Wilson, interim chair of the UF/IFAS soil, water and ecosystem sciences department. That thought inspired…
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Photo by Bobby Born This is a post by a talented urban designer and architect Prisca Arosio from MELITA STUDIO. “Amsterdam is in demand, increasing in size by around 11,000 inhabitants per year. The City of Amsterdam wants to facilitate this growth and at the same time reduce pressure on the housing market. By 2025,…
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Editor’s note: In anticipation of what we all believe will be a stellar UHA conference this October 9-12 in Los Angeles, we are featuring Los Angeles as our theme this month. This is our fifth post; you can see others from this month as they are published as well as past pieces on the city…
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As part of the high-profile launch of James Hype and MEDUZA’s ‘Our House’ summer residency on Monday night’s at the world’s number one nightclub Hï Ibiza, acclaimed artist Fin DAC has unveiled a celebratory collection and bespoke body of work in its honour. This one-of-a-kind series including a mural, original artworks and limited edition prints celebrates the groundbreaking innovative residency set to…
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This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Become A Member This story was co-reported with The Jersey Bee as part of our joint Equitable Cities Reporting Fellowship, examining segregation in Newark and Essex County, New Jersey. A dozen candidates…
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