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Jon Stewart on “The Food, the Bad and the Ugly” (VIDEO)

This reminds me of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, when the professor exclaims in exasperation before his farewell, “Do something!”

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John Hardy: My green school dream (TED video)

This video just hit me right over the head. I had a sudden urge to get on the plane and join this man!

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What to Plant in November: 30 Vegetables and Herbs to Plant Now in Sydney (Temperate Zone)

Feels like summer arrived to Sydney literally overnight. Yesterday it was raining and 15 degrees outside. Today is sunny beach weather with whopping 27 degrees. Almost anything can be planted now, so below are some ideas for common and not-so-common plants to be planted now in Sydney area.

1. Asparagus

Harvesting Asparagus
Harvesting Asparagus by Chiot’s Run

Where: sow in garden, or plant as crowns
Harvest: from 24 months

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Our Milkwood Permaculture farm experience

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Visiting Milkwood Permaculture farm

Past weekend my partner and I combined fun and study, and went for a visit to the Milkwood Permaculture farm. Not only was it a beautiful experience to leave the city and spend a weekend under the stars, but we also got to meet many amazing people, including Nick Ritar and Kirsten Bradley.

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Stefano Mancuso: The roots of plant intelligence

Plants behave in some oddly intelligent ways: fighting predators, maximizing food opportunities … But can we think of them as actually having a form of intelligence of their own? Italian botanist Stefano Mancuso presents intriguing evidence.

Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/stefano_mancuso_the_roots_of_plant_intelligence.html