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Tag Archives: myth
Farming in Africa: Time to Debunk Some Myths
Originally posted on OJO Olawale :
New technologies and ideas – from mobile phone information systems to new crop varieties – are rapidly transforming agriculture across Africa. Yet the sector continues to be stereotyped as one synonymous with poverty and subsistence.…
Posted in agriculture, horticulture, knowledge transfer, money and trade
Tagged Africa, crop, crop variety, development, farmer, finance, gardener, knowledge, myth, poverty, prosperity, technology, woman, young person
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Mangarbani: Delhi’s last sacred forest grove
Originally posted on Save Mangar Bani:
Environmentalists have often voiced their concern about the groundwater depletion in the NCR region. Mindless deforestation is aggravating this problem further. What can be described as possibly the last stretch of virgin forests in…
Posted in ecology
Tagged conservation, development, forest, history, human, land grab, land use, landscape, myth, religion, tourism, tradition
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Tree of the month: Alder
The moon was full last night. So according to my favourite version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’, we’re now halfway through the Month of the Alder. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this series. … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged alien species, ancient woodland, bacterium, bird, bryophyte, catkin, disease, emerging disease, Europe, finfish, flood, flower, forest, fungus, garden, history, indicator species, invertebrate, land reclamation, land use, lichen, mammal, map, mollusc, moss, mould, myth, native species, ogham, pathogen, Phytophthora alni, plant_dicot, seed, seed dispersal, spring, symbiosis, tree, vertebrate, water, waterway, wetland, wildlife, woodland
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Dragons, Devils & Dinosaurs: A Symbiologist’s Guide to St George’s Day
Originally posted on Symbiology:
It’s St George’s Day today; here in England, this is the feast day of our Patron Saint. We share him with a number of other countries including Moldova, Palestine and (perhaps unsurprisingly) Georgia, but we are…
Posted in ecology
Tagged culture, history, myth, religion, reptile, tradition, vertebrate, war
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Where chocolate comes from
Chocolate… a food of joy and power. There are people who can take it or leave it, but I find that those people are in a minority. For the rest of us in the rich world, it may feel like … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, money and trade
Tagged arboriculture, biotechnology, cacao, cash crop, crop, farm, food processing, genetic modification, myth, plant_dicot, research, trade, tree
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Crop of the month: Leek
The moon was full last night so I’m thinking about harvest. You can see other posts in this series by following my ‘harvest’ tag. This month, let’s admire the leek. At this time of year in Britain the leek (Allium … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, horticulture
Tagged academia, Allium white rot, biotechnology, breeding, crop, disease, fungus, Fusarium basal rot, garden, genetic modification, harvest, history, leek, myth, onion, plant_monocot, selective breeding, vegetable, vegetable variety
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Tree of the month: Birch
Last night the moon was new so according to this version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’ extended into 2013, we’re now in the Month of the Birch. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged birch, downy birch, dwarf birch, ecosystem, forest, fungus, garden, history, myth, native species, ogham, plant_dicot, silver birch, tree, woodland
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Having a beef with the ox and the ass
You might like what my fellow blogger petrel41 at Dear Kitty says about Christmas nativity scenes’ origin. As if the Sceptical Prophet hadn’t debunked Xmas enough, we learn that ‘no donkeys, oxen, cattle or other farmyard friends’ were seen in … Continue reading
Posted in knowledge transfer
Tagged cattle, child, culture, donkey, equid, history, myth, religion
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Robins
Here in Britain the robin is special to us. Everybody here knows what it looks like, with its red breast. Everybody’s seen it and heard it in parks and gardens. Such a pretty little bird with such a sweet little … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged art, bird, feed, garden, history, law, myth, native species, passerine, robin, tradition, vertebrate, wildlife
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Debunking Xmas
My recent blog posts have been influenced by the ‘festive’ season, as you may have noticed. But as Xmas looms – my least-liked time of year – I recommend what my fellow blogger the Sceptical Prophet wrote: Christmas Has Nothing … Continue reading
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