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Author Archives: frank
Control What You Spend
We have control of such a small portion of the factors that affect us–we can’t control the market, we can’t control the weather, we can’t control the political situation–the one thing that we can control is what we spend. — Walt Davis Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Holistic Management
Tagged Agriculture, Business, Fertilizer, Soil
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Fukuoka sensei, is this Zen farming?
People would ask: So tell us, Fukuoka sensei…is this Zen farming? He would say, No, no, no, it’s got nothing to do with religion, it’s just farming. It’s just farming. It’s a timeless understanding Continue reading
Posted in Permaculture, Philosophy
Tagged Fukuoka, japan, masanobu fukuoka, natural farming, permaculture, Zen
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More Law Suits for Monsanto
The legal pressure continues to mount on Monsanto as two signficant court cases move through the judicial system in the United States. Continue reading
Bush Sr.: Monsanto’s Transgenetic Engineer
Watch this footage of then Vice-President George H. W. Bush inserting Roundup Ready transgenes into crop DNA in Monsanto’s laboratory. Then watch as Monsanto execs encourage Bush to accelerate the regulatory approval process for one of the first transgenic crops. Bush responds by saying: Call me, we’re in the dereg business, maybe we can help… Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Politics
Tagged Genetically modified food, George H. W. Bush, gmo, Monsanto, Roundup
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Viralized Transgenics
Get ready for the upcoming episode #129 of the Agroinnovations Podcast (Merry Christmas, Monsanto) by listening to me denounce the biotech industry’s viralized transgenetic engineering. Continue reading
Socialist or Entrepreneur?
A reviewer of the Agroinnovations Podcast wrote: it seems almost every episode is tainted with devotion to the man-made global warming myth and often socialistic economic theory. What do you think? Is the Agroinnovations Podcast socialist propaganda posing as entrepreneurship? Continue reading
Shipping Containers as Farms? (Updated)
After reading an article on Treehugger, I just learned about a Kickstarter Project that is attempting to modify recycled shipping containers with the tools to grow fruits and vegetables in an urban environment. Is this a good idea? Continue reading
Epigenetics, Allergies, and Microbiology
If these beneficial microbes fail to colonize our guts early in life, or if they succumb to a course of antibiotics, then switches don’t get flipped and the immune system can become hypersensitive, attacking harmless microbes and other substances such as pollen, pet dander or shellfish. Continue reading
Turkey Tractors
Chickens aren’t the only poultry species suitable for rotational grazing via enclosed “tractors”. Turkeys seem to do just fine as well. So, in the spirit of Turkey day, I thought I’d share some innovative things that other agriculturalists are doing with turkey tractors. Continue reading
Monsanto Sued by Indian Government for Biopiracy
According to France 24, the Indian Government has filed suit against the biotech company Monsanto, accusing the company of stealing India’s indigenous plants in order to re-engineer them into patented varieties. Continue reading
Pesticide Use Breeds Aphids
According to research conducted at the Biocenter of the University of Würzburg, “…the preventative application of insecticides against aphids does not produce any advantages even though it consumes a lot of time and money.” Continue reading
New Agroinnovations.com Site
Welcome to the new, redesigned site Agroinnovations.com. Several months after having a server crash, which caused many of the original urls for the podcast page to break, I’ve finally gotten around to fixing the site. You’ll notice that all of … Continue reading
Dan Dagget: An Audio-Visual Presentation
Below is a series of videos featuring author, environmentalist, journalist, and ecosystem restorer Dan Dagget. In this series Dan shares with us a series of slides showing the on the ground techniques of active ecosystem restorers. Featured is a discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Video
Tagged cattle, dan dagget, ecology, podcast, Politics, restoration, video
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Episode #106 Follow-up
This post is a follow-up to Episode #106 of the Agroinnovations Podcast. Below are video tutorials on the making of seedballs in the style of Masanobu Fukuoka. Also, be sure to visit the website OneStrawRevolution.Net
Posted in Permaculture, Video
Tagged masanobu fukuoka, natural farming, podcast, rice, seedballs, video
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Holistic Weed Management
Here is a two part video series on a decision model for managing weeds and invasive species. Enjoy.
Posted in Holistic Management, Video
Tagged exotics, holistic management, invasive-species, planning, video, weeds
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Episode #100 Follow-up
This blog post is a follow-up to the 100th episode of the Agroinnovations Podcast. It includes a set of links and some videos that supplement many of the themes discussed in Episode #100. Links: There used to be links here … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering & Design, Permaculture, Video
Tagged doherty, keyline, permaculture, Yeomans
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Albuquerque Local Food Festival 2010
The annual Local Food Festival in Albuquerque was held at the historic Hubble House on Sunday June 6th 2010. The heat was bordering 100 degrees F by mid-day, but the food, friends, and music made it worthwhile. Click on the … Continue reading
Posted in Albuquerque, Image Gallery
Tagged Albuquerque, food, photo gallery, relocalization
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Presentation: Holistic Management and Soil Carbon
This is a Powerpoint Presentation presented to the First Annual Forum of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in Queretaro, Mexico. This was presented by Frank Aragona on May 21st, 2010. The presentation deals with the technical and market aspects of … Continue reading
Posted in Global Warming
Tagged Global Warming, holistic management, Soil, soil carbon
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Mycoremediation in the Gulf
Paul Stamets has written a brief article summarizing the potential and the obstacles to mycoremediation in the Gulf of Mexico. Obviously, based on Paul’s own research and efforts, the approach is viable and doable, but there remain a lot of unknowns. Continue reading
Posted in Mushrooms
Tagged gulf spill, mycelium, mycoremediation, oil, petroleum, stamets
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The Story of a Bolivian Farmer
Episode #71 of the Agroinnovations Podcast is reproduced here in the video section of the Agroinnovations Blog. This video interview/photo montage is a talk between Frank Aragona and Moises Jimenez. Topics of discussion include an introduction to Bolivian agriculture, the … Continue reading
CREAR Image Gallery
As a follow-up to Episode #77 of the Agroinnovations Podcast, an interview with Mark Feedman of CREAR, I have put together this image gallery from my visit to CREAR in 2004. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Development, Image Gallery, Organic
Tagged crear, dominican-republic, image gallery, jevons, Organic
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A Vicious Hangover
On the eve of Obama’s first State of the Union address, the left is waking up from its mass psychological hysteria, only to find that too many hits on the Obamamania crack pipe have left the country penniless, warring, and … Continue reading
The Haitian Scramble
Less than 24 hours after the announcement of a 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, the global fundraising machine has begun turning it’s wheels. Those companies and NGO’s in the business of disaster are licking their chops to make Haiti the … Continue reading
GIS Data: Municipal Boundaries of Bolivia
This is a shape file of the entire country of Bolivia, delineating municipal boundaries. Other information includes, per municipality, population of women, men, and total number of households. The data is current from the 2000 census. Esto es un archivo … Continue reading
The Radical Permaculturalist
Permaculture is a design science. It can be studied, and thus internalized. When done so successfully, our thinking is transformed. The world is a garden, with potentially infinite yields. This is the basis for radical changes in human behavior. Radicalism … Continue reading
Permaculture the Schools
The clock is still ticking, and collapse continues unabated. Most are oblivious to the true nature of the progression, what it means, why it’s happening, and most importantly, what we should do about it. But the answer is simple, and … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Albuquerque, Appropriate Technology, Development, Environment, Global Warming, Organic, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Agriculture, children, education, farming, OSAT, permaculture, schools
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C-Realm Episode #174: Follow-Up
This blog post is a follow-up to Episode #174 of the C-Realm Podcast. For listener’s who enjoyed this episode of the C-Realm and would like to find more information and resources on the web, I’ve included a variety of resources … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged agnihotra, c-realm podcast, mandalas, neil kramer, sacred geometry
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Non-Ordinary States and Social Revolution
Anger is an ineffective tool for social transformation. It is useful, but in a limited sense. Anger can rile a population up, and fear can open one’s eyes to a fragile reality. As they increase, anger and fear become counter-productive, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Gandhi, glenn beck, revolution, stanislov grof
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HMI West Ranch Image Gallery
n June of 2008, Frank Aragona and Noemi Castro of Agricultural Innovations traveled to Holistic Management International’s West Ranch learning site. Again in 2009 I had a chance to visit the ranch. The image gallery that follows is a selection of photos from these two visits. Continue reading
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International Folk Art Market 09
The International Folk Art Market is largest of its kind the in the United States. Annually held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, artists from all over the world come out to create a small village of international culture, art, and … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Image Gallery
Tagged art, economics, image gallery, international
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