tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216971465110756063.post8528722985226540368..comments2024-02-28T21:30:35.097-08:00Comments on P E R C E P T I O N S: the clash of science and traditionRajarataralahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458863668453807819noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216971465110756063.post-72018387442294953802022-05-06T14:28:31.019-07:002022-05-06T14:28:31.019-07:00newsthis page my companycheck that SourceGet M...<a href="https://www.dolabuy.ru/g-wallets-c-157_168_204/cheap-gucci-replica-gg-supreme-451268-wallet-p-4127.html%22" rel="nofollow">news</a>this page <a href="https://www.dolabuy.ru/gg-marmont-c-157_168_169/aaa-550154-gucci-gg-marmont-round-shoulder-bag-matelasse-white-leather-p-1316.html%22" rel="nofollow">my company</a>check that <a href="https://www.dolabuy.ru/fr/embrayages-c-157_190_291/offre-aaa-replica-quality-as2857-clutch-sac-%C3%A0-main-en-ligne-p-4318.html%22" rel="nofollow">Source</a>Get More Info thetheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095236153329602815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216971465110756063.post-38808572200934071772008-04-04T20:35:00.000-07:002008-04-04T20:35:00.000-07:00Strangely enough I too spent many years in the Sta...Strangely enough I too spent many years in the States and then returned to do ‘farming’ – organically, though. I have been at my 3 and a bit acres of land since ‘84 and expanded my experience enough to develop a training project in ‘life skills’ for youth (on an adjoining property in 1989), with the main focus on organic agriculture. We grow a variety of herbs from Europe and the US and other crops that can be grown in the dry zone, as well as in the hill country. We have gradually increased our customer base (one trip a week to Colombo and one to Nuwara Eliya) consisting mostly of friends and their friends and a few restaurants. The customers have an appreciation for the value of organically grown herbs and veggies and also free-range eggs, so the return on the labour is increased tremendously and as there is no need for any artificial fertilizer, chemical pesticides and fungicides, costs are negligible. Fortunately we have a few cows and pigs and are also heavily into compost and leaf mold production, so the improvement in the quality of the soil has been more than apparent. The biogas system also gives us free gas for cooking and the slurry from the overflow gives us a lot of organic waste for fertilizer. The chicken litter from broilers and the layers is allowed to dry out and provides a high nitrogen input into the soil.<BR/><BR/>In my view, if an organic farmer could focus of speciality products for the niche market, there is a very good return.<BR/><BR/>By the way, the CISSR developed a solution that mimics the pheromone of the fruit fly - a horrid pest, not easily eradicated without chemicals. A minute quantity dabbed on a cotton swab in a ‘trap’ attracts the male flies – the logic being that their numbers will be significantly decreased due to the lack of breeding male flies. I blogged about this http://javajones.wordpress.com/2007/06/19/sex-aint-always-what-it-seems-to-them-critters-anyway/ a few months ago. This method will save the waste on your gourds to some extent, so give it a try.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the farming – great for the ‘soul’, isn’t it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com