"Cape sundews are carnivorous plants that grow in bogs, where they don't have access to many nutrients. So they exude sweet, shimmering droplets from their tentacles to lure in unsuspecting insects. Once... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 321 views • 3:58

"The coronavirus pandemic has been especially crushing for the meat supply chain. Over 20,000 processing plant workers have contracted the virus and 74 have died. As plants have had to shut down due to... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 4 months ago • 20 views • 11:03

"... It sounds like such an incredible fact. “Our own cells are outnumbered by our microbes 10 to 1!” I don’t remember where I first heard it. But I read it in science papers and articles by journalists,... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,354 views • 13:23

Dr. Michael Klaper, is a gifted clinician, internationally recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. He has practiced medicine for more than 40 years and is a leading educator in... continue reading

posted by TronaldDump 2 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 45 views • 1:35:29

What's healthier: a vegan diet or the Mediterranean Diet? Neal Barnard, M.D., clears up the confusion in a presentation from the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine on Aug. 10, 2018 in Washington,... continue reading

The doctor that's been vegan for over 60 years. Practicing surgery until age 95, Dr. Wareham was treating heart-disease on people half his age - a disease that he never got thanks to his vegan diet... continue reading

Plant-based diets improve heart health, according to three new review studies published by the Physicians Committee's research team. Neal Barnard, M.D., Hana Kahleova, M.D., Ph.D., and Susan Levin, M.S.,... continue reading

"... Every once in a while, all the oaks or spruces or other plants in a region suddenly produce a tremendous bounty of seeds – up to 100 times more than usual. But why do they do it, and how do they... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 5 months 1 week ago • 184 views • 2:57

YouTube description: In the village of Inakadate, Japan, elaborate expanses of “rice paddy art” grace the surrounding landscape. Looking for a way to boost tourism and contribute to the village’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 3 weeks ago • 973 views • 3:21

Plants are constantly under attack. They face threats ranging from microscopic fungi to small herbivores like caterpillars, up to large herbivores like elephants. But plants are ready, with a whole series... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 4 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 74 views • 6:12

Most of the time, the wasabi you get in a restaurant or buy in a store is fake. It’s actually horseradish that’s colored green. Why? Well, wasabi is a notoriously difficult plant to grow. In fact,... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 11 months ago • 123 views • 3:04

YouTube description: Cashews are a member of the same family as poison ivy, Anacardiaceae. Like poison ivy and many other members of the family, part of the cashew plant contains an oily chemical called... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,153 views • 2:07

I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 253 views • 7:16

"Farmers, pharmacists and energy experts! Leaf-cutter ants put on quite a show. In established colonies, millions of 'workers' cut and carry sections of leaves larger than their own bodies as part of... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 3 weeks ago • 31 views • 2:29

If that’s all a healthy plant-based diet could do—reverse the #1 killer of men and women—shouldn’t that be the default diet until proven otherwise?

As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 831 views • 3:38

I've always loved Dandelions

posted by Gratefulmom 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 28 views • 5:41

I built a fenced enclosure and cultivated sweet potatoes (from civilisation) and yams (from the wild) in it. I originally had a small 3X3 m garden behind the wattle and daub hut that already had some sweet... continue reading

posted by cricket 5 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 948 views • 6:26

"The avocado is highly regarded by many people as delicious and nutritious, but the most extraordinary thing about avocados may be their very existence..." From http://boingboing.net/2016/04/01/in-plant-evolution-term... continue reading

posted by ant 5 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 831 views • 3:54