Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Reading Round Up: Sugar Battery Edition
Free Vegetable Seeds
New ChocoChicken Restaurant to Specialize in Chocolate Deep-Fried Chicken
Creating Tastier and Healthier Fruits and Veggies with a Modern Alternative to GMOs
Sugar batteries could be greener, cheaper and store more energy than lithium-ions
The Standard American Diet in 3 Simple Charts
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Reading Round Up: Rhubarb Battery Edition
Free Rooftop Vegetable Seed Giveaway
How A New Rhubarb-Based Battery Could Massively Increase Renewable Energy Use
NYC mayor's "pizzagate" could mean real dough for charity
What's in Those Haribo Gummy Bears?: The science of lycasin, destroyer of worlds, intestines
Where In The World Is The Best Place For Healthy Eating?
Maple Syrup Revolution: A New Discovery Could Change the Business Forever
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Reading Round Up: Meat Atlas Edition
Happy New Year Everyone! I'm finally back in the groove of things so reading round ups will resume.
Free Vegetable Seed Giveaway
This Woman Just Set The Record For Fastest Time Eating An Entire 72 Oz. Steak
Big Beef
Scientists Create Candy That Doesn’t Cause Cavities
Meat atlas shows Latin America has become a soybean empire
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Total Vegetable Harvest 2014
June 5: 0.625 ounces
June 12: 2.75 ounces
July 10: 4.0 ounces
July 17: 11.125 ounces
July 24: 3 pounds, 5.5 ounces
July 31: 4 pounds, 6.625 ounces
August 7: 9 pounds, 4.0 ounces
August 14: 17 pounds, 0.375 ounces
August 21: 3 pounds, 12.5 ounces
September 4: 4 pounds, 15.125 ounces
September 11: 2 pounds, 6.0 ounces
September 18: 3 pounds, 9.25 ounces
September 25: 3 pounds, 10.5 ounces
October 2: 1 pound, 3.125 ounces
October 16: 2 pounds, 3.875 ounces
November 20: 1 pound, 11.25 ounces
Cherry Tomato (Sunsugar F1): 2 pounds, 13.0 ounces
Eggplant (Orient Express F1): 6 pounds, 0.825 ounces
Melon (Lil Keeper F1): 9 pounds, 2.375 ounces
Pepper (Giant Aconcagua): 10 pounds, 4.25 ounces
Pepper (Orange Blaze F1): 5 pounds, 2.75 ounces
Potato (Yukon Gold): 1 pound, 8.25 ounces
Strawberry (Ozark Beauty): 3.375 ounces
Tomato (Beaverlodge): 8 pounds, 10.0 ounces
Tomato (Bush Goliath): 1 pound, 12.0 ounces
Tomato (Pink Berkeley Tye Dye): 3 pounds, 12.5 ounces
Watermelon (Little Baby Flower F1): 10 pounds, 6.25 ounces
Total Vegetable Harvest 2014: 59 pounds, 11.575 ounces
Total Vegetable Harvest 2013: 56 pounds, 13.75 ounces
Total Vegetable Harvest 2012: 32 pounds, 14.42 ounces
Total Vegetable Harvest 2011: 53 pounds, 11 ounces
Total Vegetable Harvest 2010: 63 pounds, 11.5 ounces
Total Vegetable Harvest 2009: 57 pounds, 5.9 ounces
Total Money Spent 2014
Seeds: $51.18
Fertilizer (1 bottle liquid, 3 bags granular): $42.80
Reed fence: $26.10
18 gallon totes, 16 units: $79.64
Spray paint for plastic, 8 cans: $45.25
Misc (rubber replacement garden hose washers, nitrile garden gloves and all weather duct tape): $19.97
Flower Seeds, Seed Starting Soil and Jiffy Pots: $20.91
Total Money Spent 2014: $285.85
Total Money Spent 2013: $212.96
Total Money Spent 2012: $190.88
Total Money Spent 2011: $300.54
Total Money Spent 2010: $152.41
Total Money Spent 2009: $201.90