Comments for White Snails Garden http://whitesnails.com Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on I would like some gardening ideas for the winter to help with those long cold days. ? by dorothy i http://whitesnails.com/i-would-like-some-gardening-ideas-for-the-winter-to-help-with-those-long-cold-days.html#comment-47 dorothy i Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:41:00 +0000 http://whitesnails.com/i-would-like-some-gardening-ideas-for-the-winter-to-help-with-those-long-cold-days.html#comment-47 I am looking forward to forcing some bulbs for the first time this winter and getting them to bloom at the end of February so I can see how they compare to others at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Buying them has been a chore. Topolino narcissis, Mickey Mouse tulips and Apple Blossom amaryllis. Now I have to find some information on how to force them by that date. I am quite looking forward to it and so might you. I am looking forward to forcing some bulbs for the first time this winter and getting them to bloom at the end of February so I can see how they compare to others at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Buying them has been a chore. Topolino narcissis, Mickey Mouse tulips and Apple Blossom amaryllis. Now I have to find some information on how to force them by that date. I am quite looking forward to it and so might you.

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]]> Comment on Did a law just get passed on home gardens? by Judy http://whitesnails.com/did-a-law-just-get-passed-on-home-gardens.html#comment-45 Judy Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:32:00 +0000 http://whitesnails.com/did-a-law-just-get-passed-on-home-gardens.html#comment-45 not true not true

]]> Comment on Did a law just get passed on home gardens? by Betsy http://whitesnails.com/did-a-law-just-get-passed-on-home-gardens.html#comment-44 Betsy Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:16:51 +0000 http://whitesnails.com/did-a-law-just-get-passed-on-home-gardens.html#comment-44 They are referring to Senate Bill 510. It would give the government greater power to regulate the food industry. Hopefully this would eliminate problems with salmonella in peanut butter. The vote is supposed to be this evening. Because people who advocate for local food as opposed to corporate food are concerned that it might put small farms out of business, an agreement has been reached that the Tester amendment will be included in the bill. The amendment will then have to be included in the House bill, which passed in July. The Tester amendment will exempt farms that sell directly to consumers, retail stores, and restaurants within their state or within 275 miles (whichever is smaller) and make less than $ 500,000 a year from regulation. Sustainable food advocates support this amendment. It was supposed to be voted on this evening, but I still can't find that this has yet occurred. From my point of view it is essential that the Tester amendment be included. (Jon Tester is a Senator from Montana who is sponsoring the amendment.) The bill without the Tester amendment would not make it illegal to grow your own food, but it would subject you to many regulations if you wanted to sell it at a farmer's market, perhaps making it impossible for you to do so. They are referring to Senate Bill 510. It would give the government greater power to regulate the food industry. Hopefully this would eliminate problems with salmonella in peanut butter. The vote is supposed to be this evening. Because people who advocate for local food as opposed to corporate food are concerned that it might put small farms out of business, an agreement has been reached that the Tester amendment will be included in the bill. The amendment will then have to be included in the House bill, which passed in July.

The Tester amendment will exempt farms that sell directly to consumers, retail stores, and restaurants within their state or within 275 miles (whichever is smaller) and make less than $ 500,000 a year from regulation. Sustainable food advocates support this amendment. It was supposed to be voted on this evening, but I still can’t find that this has yet occurred.

From my point of view it is essential that the Tester amendment be included. (Jon Tester is a Senator from Montana who is sponsoring the amendment.) The bill without the Tester amendment would not make it illegal to grow your own food, but it would subject you to many regulations if you wanted to sell it at a farmer’s market, perhaps making it impossible for you to do so.

]]> Comment on Hey, for my 3rd yr I have to create an intractive guide on gardens, using 3D, any ideas on intractive tasks?? by sixtimesnine http://whitesnails.com/hey-for-my-3rd-yr-i-have-to-create-an-intractive-guide-on-gardens-using-3d-any-ideas-on-intractive-tasks.html#comment-42 sixtimesnine Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:53:31 +0000 http://whitesnails.com/hey-for-my-3rd-yr-i-have-to-create-an-intractive-guide-on-gardens-using-3d-any-ideas-on-intractive-tasks.html#comment-42 If you have an XBOX 360, I'd recommend renting the game Viva Pinata for the weekend to get some ideas on what a gardening simulator is like. If you have an XBOX 360, I’d recommend renting the game Viva Pinata for the weekend to get some ideas on what a gardening simulator is like.

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