Sentences with phrase «local plant life»

It's been said that beekeeping is an art, treading a fine balance between knowledge of bee behaviour and the cycles of development of local plant life.

«I am incredibly lucky to be able to indulge my fascination with nature, collecting unusual objects and local plant life and use it all to make my pictures,» she says.

In spite of, or perhaps because of, the fact he's spent the bulk of his travels in warm climes, he's ill - prepared for a lengthy stay in the frozen north, entering the wilderness with little cold weather gear, a.22 caliber rifle, and a book on local plant life.

Not exact matches

Sure, I was writing marketing copy about new mammogram machines at the local hospital and articles about church planting in Alberta for the North American Mission board, but I was making a good living.

Fresh, quality produce from local farmers as well as salsa, honey, local meat, farmers cheese, tamales, baked goods, hand - made soap, live plants, fresh herbs, cut flowers, and more!

After thoroughly reviewing existing literature on the pros and cons of crop diversification, and interviewing local experts, it became clear that some Ghanaian cocoa farmers do diversify — most commonly in the form of shade crops or intercrops at the early stages of the cocoa plant's life — but the approach is uncoordinated and haphazard.

Seed and live bedding plant catalogs offer a far wider choice of varieties than seed and plant displays at local nurseries and retail shops.

From sourcing organic products, to obtaining fair trade certification, to greening our facilities and operations, to funding tree planting at schools in our local community, we are constantly seeking ways to better protect our environment and ensure a better quality of life for employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

And if you mention PlantDiego when you shop, 5 % of your sale will go to this local nonprofit, dedicated to raising awareness on better living through a plant based lifestyle.

Enjoy a live performance, learn about local plants and animals, find out about special habitats and have a blast at a Pokémon Spring Carnival.

In and around lakes and streams, this influx in nitrates can lead to plant growth out of whack with the local ecosystem's ability to handle it, resulting in oxygen - free «dead zones» devoid of marine and riparian life altogether.

complains Doris Smith, who lives near the Pantex plant and is a spokeswoman for a local opposition group, the Panhandle Area Neighbors and Landowners.

Whether this effluent should be processed is contentious; the Supreme Court is set to hear a consolidation of cases about the Environmental Protection Agency's requirements that power plants retrofit their systems to minimize impact on local water supplies and aquatic life.

The $ 45 million project combines forestry and mining with efforts to gather knowledge about medicinal and other plants from local Indian communities living in a 3400 - square - kilometre reserve.

Other archeological and fossil evidence, Cooke says, suggests the earliest human populations in Jamaica were foragers who lived off of available local resources, together with some cultivation of native island and mainland plants.

Mosquitoes live more than twice as long without blood if they drink nectar from an invasive plant called famine weed instead of liquid from a local vegetable

Placing SMR - 160 close to cities and towns will reduce transmission losses and enable the plant's workers to live in the local community.

The EPA baseline toxicity level is a person living within a 5 mile radius of a coal plant and breathing the air, eating local food and drinking area water every day for 70 years.

Bear in mind that I live in the EU and probably will be eating spinach from Spain (just checked at the local grocery) so maybe just maybe this research considered the plants cultivated somewhere else (that is the US) or maybe now less pesticides are used (probably more).

The Healthytarian lifestyle combines mindful and heart - centered living, with whole, natural, organic, plant - based nutrition, with an emphasis on local, raw and the acid - alkaline balance.

In the movie, Jasmine (Keke Palmer) lives in Minden, Illinois, a depressed, rusting Midwestern town that's fallen victim to high unemployment, homelessness and a general despondency since the closure of the local processing plant.

Idea 1: For younger students: Have students create a picture book about the animal and plant life in or near local rivers.

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The school also has an RHS garden that the children can get involved with, this includes planting and growing flowers and vegetables and building wildlife and bug habitats, all of which help to contribute and promote pupils to live a healthier, more active lifestyle, all the time promoting and learning about the local environment.

The Square of Life project sets students off on a journey to explore their local and global environments by gathering information about the plants, animals, and nonliving objects found in their schoolyard.

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Discover how plants and animals are connected by taking a closer look at your local ecosystem to examine the interdependence of living organisms.

Cats are widespread across the country, so it's likely that their diet varies according to the local environment and fauna community — which might be affected by many factors, such as the amount of rainfall that an area receives or the native plant life.

Campers will gain an appreciation for the outdoors as we identify the local plants and critters living in our own back yards.

To truly protect our canine companions, anytime he eats any plant, it's wise to contact a local poison control office or veterinarian to ensure he stays healthy and in our lives for many years to come.

Eclectic local art, unique wood furniture, and potted plants decorate the living room.

With Hike Maui, your guide shares local knowledge about the land, culture, and plant / animal life along the hike.

Scenic Highlights: Trek into a remote community to live with the locals, sleep in a cave behind twin waterfalls, make your own sugarcane candy, experience a traditional sauna and learn about medicinal plants, rappel down hidden waterfalls, whitewater raft on the Savegre River.

Cairns Botanical Gardens are a living history dating back to 1876, with over 4000 local and international tropical plants.

Richard Hassell speaks of this eco-friendly project...» We are very pleased that Alila Hotels have embraced the Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) principles, and we are using many ESD measures including local materials, water conservation with soaks and rain gardens and recycling with grey water systems, using local plants from the special Bali Savannah ecosystem on the Bukit, which are being raised in a nursery on site to encourage local bird and animal life, heat pumps for water heating, salt water pools — among many others.

To get the full experience, sleep in a local village where you can get a glimpse of their way of life, helping them out in planting rice and their other daily tasks.

On a night dive, even your local dive site takes on a new personality at night, as many underwater creatures and plant life (different from those you see during the day) become active.

The raft guides are always very well trained and versed in local history as well as plant and animal life.

well trained and versed in local history as well as plant and animal life.

The AHG team is bringing back to life this cherished local gathering spot for Saratogians and visitors to meet and gather for a drink surrounded by an abundance of foliage and plantings from early spring through late fall.

This is my little place on the internet where I document and share my favourite healthy, plant - based & gluten - free recipes; stories, reviews, in - depth guides, tips, and photography from my travel adventures, urban and outdoor explorations, local wanderings in my home province of Manitoba, and personal reflections from my everyday life.

On this blog, I write and share stories and photography from my own experiences, travel adventures and local wanderings and explorations both in my home province of Manitoba (Canada) and abroad; in - depth travel guides for the places I have visited; reviews (accommodation, product, restaurants, tours, activities, etc.); simple and healthy plant - based recipes; tips for living a healthy, simple and natural lifestyle; detailed articles about a variety of travel - related topics (solo female travel, deeper and off the beaten path travel, misconceptions about places and debunking negative myths, staying safe, responsible travel, cultural insights, packing tips and lists, travel research and planning, ethnic cuisines, and more); tips for healthy and natural living and so much more!

In addition to being licensed surf instructors, instructors such as Manuel are certified life guards, and also are certified nature guides, so you'll learn a lot about the local plants and animals along the way to the beach.

For the plant life, you can even grow them at the local farm so you don't have to worry about hunting for them in the wild.

Responding to the Sun Porch's alternating role of winter conservatory and summer art space, Frezza and Chiao have built a small, pyramidal greenhouse in the center of the Sun Porch, populated by a lush assortment of handmade, paper plants dispersed among living plants curated from local nurseries.

Once you get them growing, native plants require remarkably little care because, after living here for thousands of years, they are well adapted to our local soil and climate conditions.

My back - of - the - envelope takes on warming suggest to me that it can be managed without economic hardship or a serious impact on our way of life, but that the changes required are so massive — new transportation fuels, new power plants, and so forth — that they are far beyond what an individual or local community can achieve, however laudable their intent.

Solar farms typically take up less than 5 % of the land they are on so there is a huge opportunity to develop protected habitats to support local wildlife and plant life.

When local people were informed, their reaction, he said, was that «no sane farmer would do that to a living rice plant.»

These parts might not have very high human populations, but they tend to live near the shores, and the local plants and animals can be affected by these rapid changes.