Bishop's Homegrown Produce/Face Of The Earth Seed

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Are GMO and Morgellons Disease related?

Invaluable book for turkey fanciers......

Found "Turkeys and How to Grow Them" over on google books. Written in 1909 I believe, it is a fantastic read for anyone wishing to raise turkeys and full of more information than could be memorized in one setting. Enjoy.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Excellent 1909 turkey article

As an example of the usefulness of google books, this article is wonderful for the turkey enthusiast.

Duldrums

This winter when you hit the "doldrum" period (for me January 2'nd - Feb. 20 or so) and you've got nothing much going on, these links make for good reading and inspiration.

Luther Burbank his methods and discoveries and practical aplications

Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book

and spend a bit of time at google books, you never know what your going to find there, it has proven itself and excellent resource for agricultural bulletins and old public domain advertisements such as this

A Year in Search of Seeds and Hope! blog

Was exploring some links here on the site earlier tonight and came across an interesting blog, here, written by a Thomas J. Watson Fellow who used his grant to travel the world in search of seeds and sustainable agriculture. Most of the blogs are short and to the point, but some wonderful insight can be gained from reading them and the pictures are wonderful.

I'll have to contact this fellow and see just what seeds he manged to get back to the states, some interesting diversity is featured in the posts which once seed is increased could be of great value to sustainable farmers, seed savers, and independent plant breeders.

Interesting video on new legislation

My friend Dale Asberry sent me this link over on Facebook. Pretty interesting, good concepts, though I'm not much of one to believe in CO2 affecting our planet negatively, carbon sequestration can't be a bad thing and organic/sustainable agriculture is the answer to the negatives affecting our consumer culture, eco-systems, and dieteary disease issues. It's nice to see someone in politics actually taking a moment to use critical thinking to help provide a solution to our problems instead of just handing out money and power to their friends.

The Alan M Kapular Planetary Genepool Resource Library vol. 1

The first piece of the new Alan Kapuler Planetary Genepool Resource Library is online now with Free Amino Acids in our common fruits and vegetables, and invaluable resource. To view the scans, click on the link, click on a page, go over to the right side where there is the gray box with info on uploader, click the blue arrow to close this and then click on the magnify option, some margin words are cut off here and there, but well worth studying my friends. Enjoy and great thanks to Dr. Alan Kapuler.

The Alan Kapuler Resource Library Free Amino Acids Papers

Things you should be aware of if visiting or touring Bishop's Homegrown.

As with any business property there are certain legal restrictions we must abide by to protect ourselves and you. This is for your information and is very important for you to read before visiting our farm.

1. Under Indiana law, an agritourism provider is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant in agritourism activities at this location if the death or injury results from the inherent risks of agritourism activity.
Inherent risks of agritourism activities include risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death, or for other participants to act in a manner that may cause you injury or cause your death.
You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.

2. We love children and understand the excitement children experience when exposed to open spaces and farm animals and we encourage visitors to bring their children. That said, please be a responsible parent and keep a close eye on your children and keep your children at your side at all time. There is to be absolutely no chasing of my animals (regardless of bare hands or baring sticks, stones, or any other instrument of livestock death and despair). Do not enter my enclosures without my express permission and accompanyment. While my animals are mostly calm and tame, go ahead and presume they are the meanest animals on the face of the earth and do not approach them without my consent.

3. Use your brain and dress and prepare appropriately for a farm tour. No open toed shoes

4. I love giving tours and talking and would never charge for information and often times I even give away products for people to try. That said, my time is important, if you feel it is appropriate and warranted I am not opposed to or above the charity of a donation for my time and knowledge, every bit of which you can guarantee will go back into the black hole that is agriculture on this farm. I generally tend to think of my time as being worth $10.00-20.00 an hour. It is not necessary to recompensate me for information gladly shared, but the sentiment is appreciated. This of course does not apply to customers who are purchasing from me or even just checking things out.

The Safe Seed Pledge.

We at Bishop's Homegrown/Face Of The Earth Seed have signed the Safe Seed Pledge which states the following:

"Agriculture and seeds provide the basis upon which our lives depend. We must protect this foundation as a safe
and genetically stable source for future generations. For the benefit of all farmers, gardeners and consumers who
want an alternative,
We pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants.
The mechanical transfer of genetic material outside of natural reproductive methods and between genera, families
or kingdoms, poses great biological risks as well as economic, political, and cultural threats. We feel that
genetically engineered varieties have been insufficiently tested prior to public release. More research and testing is
necessary to further assess the potential risks of genetically engineered seeds. Further, we wish to support
agricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, genetically diverse agricultural ecosystems and ultimately healthy
people and communities."

Alfred Reed Bishop and Doris William Butler

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