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The answer from some sources claim that it is not a good idea … I might will the lions tigers and raccoons if I do. It also may introduce chemicals to my compost so I will loose the authentic organic-ness of my compost. According to 30 Unexpected and Unusual Things You Can Still Put in the Compost, expired dairy and moldy cheese – but hold the meat. They also approve the waxy brie cheese box.. So does anybody know for sure? My compost bin is a roller that closes with a latch so animals are not an issue there.

I will be using a huge blue pot with drainage. I mixed some nice black soil from my worm bin (about ¼ of the large planter) with Sphagnum Peat Moss (mulch will do as well). I also got some organic Soil Acidifier and am added 1 tbsp. per 4” of pot diameter which is in my case around 20 tablespoons full. I will keep you informed and let you know when I reap the fruits of my labor and get some eatable berries from my planter.

According to Merriam-Webster, the words “stupid” and “stupidity” enter the English language in 1541. Since then, stupidity has taken place along with “fool,” “idiot,” “dumb,” “moron,” and related concepts as a pejorative appellation for human misdeeds, whether purposeful or accidental, due to absence of mental capacity.
The modern English word “stupid” has a broad range of application, from being slow of mind (indicating a lack of intelligence, care or reason), dullness of feeling or sensation (torpidity, senseless, insensitivity), or lacking interest or point (vexing, exasperating). It can either infer a congenital lack of capacity for reasoning, or a temporary state of daze or slow-mindedness.
Like children people without the financial means for further education cannot be considered stupid, this is considered discriminatory and ignorant. There is the exception to this rule as long s the student does not have to work to support other family members. This causes frustration, resentment and is a large factor of why youth turn to crime to make money to help support their families while missing out on much needed education that will contribute to their future success. Moving from survival mode to a place where youth can thrive and succeed is a major uphill battle filled with disappointments and disillusionments; this is exacerbated by the terrible economy. As some college student are twiddling their thumbs and constantly editing their resumes and applying for work, to no avail. Children depending on teachers and family factors like financial resources and the amount of positive reinforcement given (examples set) may be the biggest factors in avoiding modern ‘stupidity’ in other words ‘nature and nurture’. Countess individuals have pulled themselves up by their own boot straps so to speak, and excelled after being raised in the most difficult of circumstances.
People who do not work well with other people or who are unwilling or unable to follow rules and directions could be defined as rebellious and or mentally ill. There are countless possibilities, distractions at home, they may be geniuses immersed in their own life path and philosophically disinterested in following the orders of others or defining themselves by their careers. By the workforce they are deemed ‘stupid’ and eventually fired after being judged as too stupid or un-predictable for their current position.

Ideally a person need to have a job he/she can support and get behind and feel like it is work worth doing, otherwise thy will constantly play a role and thus be dissatisfied with their life. The role is usually played out of necessity to support ones family and the less education in some cases, the more degrading the possible orders and tasks may be.

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. _Theodore Roosevelt

In working situations or parenting /caretaking situations where there are cases of the “stupid person” being insulted, mentally abused, or asked in a deeming way to follow impossible directions, and even ganged up on makes the U.S. workplace a mess of stress, mistrust and conflict which certainly hurts productivity and exacerbates the “climate of fear” all over as stressed out managers and insecure employees desperately aim to become indispensable or at this point realistically even to stay in business.
The stupidity factor becomes more subjective as conflict arises and funds run out. People with good and bad intentions cannot think while acting out of anger and stupidity. Blame and conflict may divide the employees and create insecurity which decreases productivity and leads to a negative work environment. This perfect storm creates a challenge for all of us to maintain freedom and happiness in the working environment of 2009.

“…all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Thomas Jefferson

According to the most popular Wiki in the world “stupidity denotes incapacity or unwillingness to properly consider relevant information. The unwillingness involves freedom of will. The incapacity takes the blame off of the person being or feeling stupid.”
In the era of the founding of the United States aspects of stupidity were controlled in the by IQ testing immigrants as they arrived at Ellis Island. “Psychologist”, Henry Herbert Goddard lobbied for U.S. immigration laws that were restrictive. He concluded that only immigrants from Northern Europe were of normal or above intelligence. Therefore, tight immigration laws were enacted in the 1920s to give preferential access to immigrants coming from Northern Europe. Goddard determined that 87% of Russian immigrants were morons and this lead to vast numbers of immigrants to be deported in 1913 and 1914. Of course, no one at that time seemed to be concerned about the fact that the test being given in English could be a factor in the low scoring
Source:ASK.com

Impression, report and outward appearance in groups of people who share community together and do not therefore define each other as ‘stupid’, is something that you can see driving through any major metropolitan area. I like to think of all people as big kids, however constantly acting like one is a likely way to risk being thought of as stupid by a percentage of your audience. Using controllable stupidity that you think is funny can make you the life of the party or the stupid asshole. Close friends and family get you while others may whisper things like ‘stupid asshole’ after laughing along with everyone else. Just know as long as you had fun and no damage was done this is included behavior in your quest to pursue happiness and freedom. Different things are funny and ironic to different people and many times people with acting out tendencies are polarized, i.e. you love them or hate them. Know your audience. Intelligence, creating positive energy and positive attention can create jealously in others. In Korean business dealings, constant grinning is considered rude and pushy.
A fact in the movie , which was made in 2003 still rings true in 2009 concerning watching television. “TV will be constantly entertaining, in essence a stupefying machine.” If you have time watch some of the clips from the movie and possibly you will get why it is such a fascinating and largely untouched field of study. For good reason most self proclaimed intellectuals avoid the subject like the plague. They probably also do not watch much T.V.

Although we are all big kids at heart, acting stupid can be a way of acquiring acceptance among groups of those less intelligent or more insecure than oneself. This philosophy is literally embedded in your television stations. Intelligence and perceived superiority can create jealousy and no one wants to be talked down to. Therefore executives in Television production will order producers to write and edit for a high school audience or maybe even younger of course depending on the program. Therefore this often, as does the constantly breaking un-news worthy news, leaves educated masses feeling angry, confused and mislead by Television programming. Still like a bad hack and slash horror movie some of us just cannot look away.

“Cinema is the most intelligent medium yet.”

Watching diverse documentaries and foreign films helps eliminate ignorance, and fill possible cultural gaps. This year’s winner “Slumdog Millionaire” showed a trend against interest in less meaningful American action movies. Many Hollywood action movies are and have been dumbed down and produced with minimal intelligent dialogue for the intention of easy translation to the global market. The thinking behind this being that people get frustrated with words they do not understand especially when language barriers are a factor. As programming goes … the inmates are running the asylum and money is the God they answer to. The exact translation of say a more ‘screenplay’ driven movie is too expensive or deemed not worth it financially so writers pull their hair our as directors listen to executives and destroy potentially good films to be released globally as well as accepted by ‘stupid’ Americans.
Television and bad Hollywood movie vocabulary is constantly limited for ‘idiot’ levels of comprehension, on purpose. The executives do not want to risk the audience feeling snubbed or think the writing is snobbish or superior. The movie also explained to us that while adults think that T.V. is for a younger audience. Young people think it is geared towards older audiences so it is easy to say “they are just not speaking to me personally and cannot think I am that stupid”. But astoundingly they do. Each commercial is based on a fallacy that anyone who has studied basic logic can actually name on the spot while watching television with a bit of practice.
Example like axe body spray makes hot girls, scantily clad chasing after you is a slippery slope.

Many of us travel from idiot to genius back and fourth every day.

“Their most active browse times are early morning, from dusk into evening, and moonlit nights. They like young plant buds and shoots, leaves, succulent plants, shrubs, bark, berries, and other fruits.”
Source: ASK

I will have to remember to keep the gate closed. Anyone know of an organic solution to keep the critters away from my fruit and veggies? I want to stay organic but I love animal and have bird seed set out and a variety of humming bird flowers in bloom and a feeder.

I recently started including Epsom salts in my fertilizing routine which also involves constant composting and worm bin soil production. You mix ½ cup per gallon of water for potted plants or one teaspoon per foot of height for each plant once every two weeks.

Does any one out there have any advice on how to discourage my fruit tree eating deer and other critters … organically?

I was also concerned about yellow leaves and I found this very informative discussion on the soil and watering requirements for lemon trees.

To follow this article and get involved in a very important cause, please watch the clip ½ way down this page. you are outraged or inspired by my response below then vote here to voice your support of a truly worthy cause.

KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF YOUR GARDEN!

Permaculture integrates people with nature and lets everyone contribute to a solution. It cuts down on gas to transport food and creates community. The techniques can genuinely teach cultures useable trades that can produce self sustainability and the project of promoting and teaching permaculture is an invaluable tool that can easily become an outlet for bridging cultural gaps.
Industrializing farms is a bad idea. Crime, hunting and poaching are unfortunate dangerous alternatives to local agriculture that people will turn to out of necessity if viable resources are eliminated because of regulations.
The authors of this book (see www.cultureofpermaculture.org ) have had the foresight for the need to spread this fundamental knowledge and truth about permaculture and its widespread use and benefits. They live by these principles and are truly dedicated to spreading inspiration and hope. They affect everyone they meet with their magnetic and grounded views, pulling from a wide variety of cultures and traditions. They are resourceful and the best candidates to inform the world of simple ways they can get involved in positive cultural changes and solutions affecting human beings and how they live on a worldwide level.
The ‘Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009’ is just plain wrong and strips people of major resources that are fundamental to healthy communities, sustainability and a better world for our children. Organizations and grants supporting the spread of the necessity for practicing permaculture are 100% required for Earth’s future.
This information is needed to promote and preserve one of the oldest and first professions and passions of human beings worldwide. The right to grow food and distribute food locally to sustain and build environmentally conscious and thriving communities.
The techniques they are sharing can genuinely teach cultures trades that aid in self sustainability and the project can easily become an outlet for bridging cultural gaps. Where health care is not readily available the information shared in the Culture of Permaculture project can help.
The problem of fossil fuel and pesticide use must not be encouraged by the government. It is a fundamental human right to plant and grow seed bearing plant and herbs, to sow and to reap the benefits of the Earth where we live. Industrializing farms is a bad idea. Being an organic farmer myself it is in your blood and a passion that heals one’s soul. Hand wringing worth indeed and we all should be writing letters and spreading the need for immediate concern and communication.
As a response to the clip on this page titled ‘What all the Fuss is About’, I was truly shocked.
$500,000 in penalties is criminal, and to some of the people most connected to the Earth and its amazing potential for creation. An average farmer just does not have this in his savings account. There are no bailouts for starving farmers we must be their voice for them and pull together at a community level. Plus locally grown veggies taste amazing and this would eliminate many great culinary experiences that bring together family, friends and neighbors together nightly at the dinner table. It makes me think of old science fiction movies such as ‘Soylent Green’ where an apple is a major, rare delicacy.
During the current health care crisis we also cannot deny the benefits of permaculture as they provide herbal remedies and cures, even scientific research tools which can and should become healing knowledge to be shared and traded between cultures.
Juliana and Louis Fox live by these principles and are truly dedicated to spreading knowledge, inspiration and hope. They affect everyone they meet with their magnetic and grounded views, pulling from a wide variety of cultures and traditions. They are resourceful and the best candidates to inform the world of simple ways they can get involved in positive cultural changes and solutions worldwide.
To show your support for a grant in opposition to this change in laws about our food growth and to prevent a darker future devoid of local edible plant life please vote NOW.
Hours are left to act on this opportunity to express your opinion on the importance of permaculture and the rights of the organic gardens worldwide.

As Mexico press is censored many U.S. photo journalists have joined forces to capture this tragedy from the front lines. It remains to be seen as far as which cartels will win and when or what will be done about their military grade weapons like AK-47s (from the U.S) that they can afford to buy in mass and are purchasing and using against each other. They also allegedly have video cameras and have posted propaganda against each other on YouTube.

Juarez the town near the beautiful Mata Ortiz potters community so far this year had an astounding 230 drug slayings since January 1st 2009. That is almost 30 people a day and Juarez is a small town, just across the border.

On a personal note, I am a former webmaster and importer for mataortizpottery.net and used to visit my mother in law who built an adobe house there regularly. I am deeply saddened that Juarez has declined into a war zone so quickly.

The people of Mexico are hard working and resourceful people who are the backbone of communities all over the U.S. Drug money has become an incentive for the corruption of police forces in Mexico as well as a way out of poverty for many Mexican people.
It seems also years of people deporting to Mexico has aided the gang formation and organization behind the development of the cartels. Again and again it seems incentive and money is the root of all evil and both the U.S. and Mexico need to take accountability and work together to correct the situation.

Creating legitimate jobs in the U.S. workforce will and can aliviate some of  this terrible border violence. May this situation be attended to with vigilance and get fair media coverage on television as well as the internet in Mexico as well as the U.S.. I hope some Mexicans will read this article and know how many people are praying for peace and an end to the violence and corruption.

The most informative resource on the violence I have seen so far online goes to this LA times Q & A coverage. Just click the links to the left of each speaker.

Debate – BP USA Obligation on Drug Cartel Violence
Border Stories
Drug cartels in Mexico turn to their compatriots
Mexico’s drug cartels fight back
Los Angeles Times : Mexico Under Siege – multimedia gallery
CBS News : Mexico Drug Cartel Violence Soaring
My Space : Mexico Drug Violence
YouTube : Mexican Drug Cartel Threatens to Kill Texas News Reporters
Video Newsreel : The Drug War and Plan Mexico
and get this … Mexico drug cartel with its own ‘bible?’

Congrats Mr. President Obama! We love your charisma and are counting on you. The change has come! (see the secret to understand my philosophy behind this statement) May it continue to come “bold and swift”
As personal compliment to you I find you more charismatic than Kennedy and any president during my lifetime.
May you walk in a circle of light protected, blessed and inspired and may God work though you to help to heal us all, Mr. President. We have faith in you and ourselves.

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