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idioteqnician 16 yrs ago
I am just about finished Naomi Klein's new book, The Shock Doctrine. Has anyone else read it? I'd love to talk about it. Jianji mentioned it in a previous thread and included this link to an excerpt of the book: htt…

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago
Hi Gory I amde the peanutbutter squash soup last night and it worked pretty well. You were right, the flavour was not as strong as a mature squash and the flesh was yellow, not orange, but I'd still say it worked. …

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago
Ooooooooo, so reckless! Maybe I WILL just go ahead and eat it. An African woman at work told me about a soup she had often when she still lived there. It's squash and peanut butter. I found a recipe on the net and I …

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago | 4 replies
I have lots of butternut squashes growing in my backyard. They're pretty close to the size in the grocery stores and they're getting close to the same pale tan colour. Last week, I accidentally broke one of the vine.…

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago | 1 replies
Hi. Thanks for the replies. In my garden I have cabbage, sunflowers, corn, spinach, radishes, squash, cucumbers, beets, and punmpkins. They (the bugs) seems to be feasting on everything except the squash leaves. They…

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago | 15 replies
This summer I have my first garden. It's going fairly well, but the bugs now seem to be eating the leaves as fast as they grow in. I'm trying to do it organically. What can I do to stop the bugs? Someone suggested a …

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago | 2 replies
I got a book about it from the library today. It's true that it isn't rocket science, but it does sound intimidating. It sounds like if I don't seal it correctly I'll end up giving botulism to my friends and family... …

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago
I've never heard of Coop Extension Services, but I checked out their site and it looks like a neat service. I've used something similar called PIRGs - Public Interest Research Groups. The one I accessed in Montreal tau…

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago | 15 replies
My boyfriend and I love Branston Pickle, but it's expensive in North America. I read the ingredients and said to mself, "That sounds easy." I found a good recipe online: http://www.recipezaar.com/26952 The logical t…

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago
We're more or less snow-free now, but that doesn't mean we'll stay that way, of course... When I went out to add some compost this morning, the ground around it was fairly frozen and the compost was frosted together t…

idioteqnician 17 yrs ago | 2 replies
Millet and Oat Date Squares There's an organic bakery that uses locally-sourced ingredients called Bread & Sons in Ottawa, Ontario at the corner of Cooper and Bank. They sell delicious organic date squares made with m…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 8 replies
I'm learning about composting and would like some help please. Today I built a compost bin in the backyard and added a good dry-wet mix of soil and last year's grass and leaves. I've read up on what I can and can't put…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago
If you *had* seen it (or: if you had bothered to see it before knocking it...), you'd know it wasn't a "Save the (insert cute furry animal)" campaign piece. It was a very thoughtful piece that attempted to tell the st…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 2 replies
I wrote to an old boss of mine who has been working in the arctic for close to thirty years. Here's what he had to say about why sealers use clubs (hakapiks) instead of guns: "After the protest (and EU ban) in the ea…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 3 replies
"What it comes down to is that *the seal hunt is* very politicized and the facts are often distorted." This is very true. I came on the forums to ask this question after doing quite a bit of Googling, but there seeme…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 12 replies
With the hunt set to begin this or next week, the papers here (Canada, Ottawa specifically) are full of articles and editorials and letters to the editor about it. I didn't find the answer to my question, but these quot…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 19 replies
Did anyone else see the interesting report on the seal hunt on CBC tonight? Quite thoughtful. But my main question about the hunt went unanswered and it seems like such an obvious one to ask. Maybe some of you can hel…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago
This is still pretty helpful even if it's not Mac-specific. Thank you, BenkyMouse (cute name). What I've done is copied my mp3 files on disk into a folder on my hard drive called MY MP3s. Then I've added them to my …

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 4 replies
I'm just getting to know iTunes and my new iPod. I'm guessing a few of you use both of these (well not MY iPod, but your own maybe) and could help me figure out a few things. Please help! I understand that iTunes' p…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago
Or even better than golden syrup: MAPLE SYRUP!

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 3 replies
Nobody really wants a date square in an envelope, Yoko. So you think it would be good to use 1 cup of oats and 1 cup of millet? Do you think I could reduce the butter and still have it turn out ok? I also though…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 9 replies
Last week I bought a date square from an organic bakery that was made with millet and was DELICIOUS. I craved date squares again this week so I made some yesterday the old-fashioned way (ie. with oats and generous amoun…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 1 replies
Well, analogy aside, I *am* going to download music. Especially since, as a Canadian, every blank CD I buy has a tax on it used to subsidize the recording industry for money they lose to non-regulated downloading. If I…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 3 replies
Thanks for your replies, everyone! Other people we've asked have said the same thing - virus protection for Macs isn't so necessary. So we'll keep asking around to make sure, but for now it sounds like we're okay. D…

idioteqnician 18 yrs ago | 16 replies
We just bought this BEAUTIFUL G5 complete with every gadget you could want. Before we download anything or start interacting with the net too much, we want to make sure we have some great virus protection. What virus p…

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