Rivenrock Gardens Cactus Blog... go to www.rivenrock.com for edible cactus » organic http://www.nopalcactusblog.com A California Central Coast Organic Edible Cactus Growers Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:57:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Small World, the importance of Soil Microbes http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/10/04/small-world-the-importance-of-soil-microbes/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/10/04/small-world-the-importance-of-soil-microbes/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:42:07 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2867
The ground near you rumbles and heaves, suddenly the head of an earthworm moves into view, squeezing its’ way between the soil particles, and swallowing the bits of organic debris which have made their way down into this soil from the surface, or left over bits of rotted roots from dead [...]
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It is this extra bit that has me stymied. We don't really make any money doing this cactus business. All of our money goes to shipping, governmental fees of several thousand dollars yearly in order to maintain our licenses, permits, and associated fees and overhead expenses. Knowing that this trip will lead us into negative financial territory makes me reluctant to want to go. Knowing that due to these regulations, we must take a sample of our water and have it analyzed monthly at unknown costs.... I have for the first time in these many years had serious thoughts to stop all production, stop the business, and plow the cactus into the ground, and have just a family garden in the [...]]]> http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/26/the-end-of-rivenrock-will-the-tin-soldier-ride-away/feed/ 0 Company director jailed for selling fake organic food http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/23/company-director-jailed-for-selling-fake-organic-food/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/23/company-director-jailed-for-selling-fake-organic-food/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:13:10 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2733 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/23/company-director-jailed-for-selling-fake-organic-food/feed/ 0 Zen and the Art of weeding http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/22/zen-and-the-art-of-weeding/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/22/zen-and-the-art-of-weeding/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:22:37 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2729 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/22/zen-and-the-art-of-weeding/feed/ 0 Fresh food can’t be beat http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/03/fresh-food-cant-be-beat/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/03/fresh-food-cant-be-beat/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:58:12 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2556 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/09/03/fresh-food-cant-be-beat/feed/ 0 Yellow Jacket Wasp http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/25/yellow-jacket-wasp/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/25/yellow-jacket-wasp/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:35:52 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2438 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/25/yellow-jacket-wasp/feed/ 0 On inputs and what ya get out http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/on-inputs-and-what-ya-get-out/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/on-inputs-and-what-ya-get-out/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:10:45 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2385 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/on-inputs-and-what-ya-get-out/feed/ 0 Ant Tips from the pro http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/ant-tips-from-the-pro/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/ant-tips-from-the-pro/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:41:30 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2376 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/12/ant-tips-from-the-pro/feed/ 0 A Garden Spider Web http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/a-garden-spider-web/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/a-garden-spider-web/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:44:37 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2315 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/07/a-garden-spider-web/feed/ 0 A crazy-quilt stitched together with a straightjacket http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/04/a-crazy-quilt-stitched-together-with-a-straightjacket/ http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/04/a-crazy-quilt-stitched-together-with-a-straightjacket/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:28:19 +0000 John Dicus http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/?p=2243 http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2009/08/04/a-crazy-quilt-stitched-together-with-a-straightjacket/feed/ 0