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Adventures in Backyard Agriculture: How to earn the fruits of your (garden) labor, literally

Posted on July 7, 2011July 6, 2011 By Bluegrass Blue Crab
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Brown thumbs can turn brown, I promise. The trick to vegetable gardening is similar to any sort of gardening or landscaping – know your environment. I’ve learned an immense amount about gardening since moving to the coastal plain from the more fertile piedmont region of NC. Growing vegetables in the piedmont was as easy as throwing a seed in the pile of dirt behind the house. In sandy coastal regions, not so. Here’s some of my lessons, which I think can be taken and adapted just about anywhere…

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Adventures in Backyard Agriculture: Dwarf Goats

Posted on July 5, 2011July 5, 2011 By Bluegrass Blue Crab
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Following Southern Fried Scientist’s sustainable pets movement, two Nigerian Dwarf goats have recently joined my life. While they have garnered traffic-stopping attention in town upon their arrival, goats are not such a foreign idea to the old-timers in the neighborhood. Goats used to be fairly common in the urban homestead back when the line between city and rural was a little less clear.

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Southern Fried Summer Reading List

Posted on June 30, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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The summer is in full swing and things are pretty quiet around the blog. But don’t worry, we’re working on some big things behind the scenes. In lieu of actual content, please accept this list of interesting, inspiring, and depressing reading material. On the overwhelmingly gloomy front, the IUCN recently released a working group report … Read More “Southern Fried Summer Reading List” »

Deep Fried Sea: Food Webs

Posted on June 24, 2011June 18, 2011 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on Deep Fried Sea: Food Webs
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Deep Fried Sea: Who’s the Star?

Posted on June 23, 2011June 22, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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Deep Fried Sea: Heavy Metal

Posted on June 22, 2011June 21, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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Deep Fried Sea: Bonus Card – Meet Matt

Posted on June 21, 2011June 20, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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Deep Fried Sea: Western Pacific Set #1

Posted on June 21, 2011June 20, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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Deep Fried Sea: Where are we?

Posted on June 20, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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Some more detailed information on hydrothermal vent formation and dynamics.

And now for something completely different – Introducing Deep Fried Sea

Posted on June 19, 2011June 18, 2011 By Andrew Thaler
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