Composting Doggy Doo
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:30
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A rhinestone dog collar: $35. A doggy doo composter: Priceless...At least that's what Sharon Slack of Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture thinks. She created a composter for her dog Callie. That thing just kept going. It lasted a full ten years. Callie the dog did her part, and nature did the rest...
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A rhinestone dog collar: $35. A doggy doo composter: Priceless...At least that's what Sharon Slack of Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture thinks. She created a composter for her dog Callie. That thing just kept going. It lasted a full ten years. Callie the dog did her part, and nature did the rest...
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An Excellent Piece on Urban AgricultureThe title to this piece reminds me of a bit of wisdom Zach says he heard me pass along on my radio program many years ago. --- What’s the shortest sentence in the English language? “I am.” What’s the longest sentence in the English language? “I do.” If saying do once gets you into trouble, can it also suggest what you might be stepping in if you get married twice?
Of course here in Maine, where there is more elbow room, it's a different story. Any organic rhubarb farmer knows that even a Saint Bernard will never replace his young Angus bull when it comes to enriching and preserving our planet. And after three years of faithful service, you wouldn't eat the dog. Keep up the good work. We'll be listening. The humble Farmer |
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Robert Karl Skoglund
Posted on March 26, 2010 at 10:15 AM | Permalink
Go Dog Go
My wife used to teach little kids how to read. So when someone in our home is doing something the others appreciate, we cry: "Go dog go."
I've never had a more meaningful opportunity to use the phrase than now.
Go dog, go.
The humble Farmer