Visit the seed project web page and discover how to turn everyday planting into social sculpture and good green global energy. Plus, read the story here.

Issue 24 is now on stands throughout New Mexico. Of particular interest to me is the story on dark skies. Something from the story that really struck me is that the Milky Way was clearly visible from every major US city just one hundred years ago. Starry skies are beautiful where I live in northern New Mexico, but they could be even more spectacular. Neighbors on two sides of me have offensive lighting. I can see the glare from town. Please give thought to the way you light your house at night. Does it serve any purpose to have light directed upward? What good is it going to do trying to light the night sky? Keep the light down where you need it, if you even need it at all. Starry Night Lights has some great lighting products to help bring back our dark, star-filled nights. Check them out.

I ran this a couple of weeks ago, but time is running out for you to plan your Earth Hour party. Here are the details.

This March 29th, at 8:00 PM (your time, wherever you are) people all over the world will be turning off their lights for one hour. A number of cities have done this before, but this is the first time a concerted effort has been made to take it global. It doesn't matter where you live, you can do your part. Tell your friends, spread the word. Go to the Earth Hour website for more details and/or sign up to let them know you're with them in the effort to cut emissions. An added bonus will be dark skies, something we don't get very often, no matter where we live.

Y'all know this already, I'm sure, but it's now official: organic foods are more nutritious than their non-organic counterparts. A recent report by the Organic Center used 97 studies to determine that organically grown plant-based foods are 25 percent more nutrient dense than the conventional variety. Read more about it here.

It had to happen sooner or later. Two well-meaning Canadians brought out the big guns to do away with some problematic gophers. Using a Rodenator, they managed to bump off a handful of the varmints, but on one attempt they missed the target and ended up setting a brush fire that destroyed 160 acres and a few outbuildings. Thankfully, no homes were destroyed. I have a pretty bad gopher problem at my place and have wanted one these babies for a while, but now I need to think twice. Here's an example of how it should be done.

Rodenator - Funny videos are here