Almost Ready to Plant
And Western Ag Innovations is providing us with a free sampling for fertility before planting occurs. The sweet sorghum is ready to go… And I am ready to plant. Grant […]
Category Archives: Update
Farewell Dear Cadbury!
Even though i have several Guinea pigs, there are a few that stand out as my favorites. Most of these pigs will run up and greet me, wheeking loudly for […]
A new workbench!
Craigslist is amazing! I found a free 4′ x 8′ workbench out of MDF board. This means that I don’t have to build cages and electronics on my living room […]
Sprouting Clover, Fried Quail Egg, and a bad Humidity Meter
A lot of new things have been happening already this week. Pocosin and I are ready for our first ever sports foundation class, I got a new angle grinder and […]
Adventures off Craigslist & Three New Guinea Pigs
So, today I drove a total of three and a half hours to pick up three free guinea pigs… but it wasn’t just the Guinea Pigs… because that would be […]
Another New Girl, and A Finished Roof
I finally finished the roof of the guinea pig coop! It is corrugated plastic, at an angle (courtesy of a 2×2). This setup is on top of a sheet of […]
My New Obsession with Quail
I don’t know WHAT I started, but this week, my quail are averaging about an egg a day! Since I got these guys at auction, I am not 100% sure […]
Launching My Art Business
So, in the last few months, I have gotten in a lot of practice in the pastel art medium. Landscapes, pet portraits, and other various commissions. All of these things […]
Pocosin: My new Blue Cattle Dog
Well, the last week has been pretty crazy. In my post Odyssey to the Sheep a little over a week ago, I decided that I wanted to get a new Cattle […]
Fantasy Fjords
I guess I am surprised that it has been nearly a week again since my last post. In my defense, the temperature went from very cold (like mid 30s and […]
Here’s to a New Year, a New Leaf, and a New House!
I have been remiss in blogging. This last semester was exceedingly difficult. So much so, that I have actually decided to take a break from my doctorate degree so I […]
Found Rabbit for $1.75 a pound!
There have been a lot of work with prelims, new educational programs, teaching, and classes, but, I have been trying new recipes and doing a ton of dog agility with […]
Kids in Agronomy Plot Layout
It has been awhile since I have posted anything, what with the selling/consuming of all of my rabbits, and I have been busy with my doctoral written prelims. So, I […]
Bunny Heatstroke
Yesterday, I nearly had a 5 week old bunny die of heat stroke! I put them outside in the shade to graze on grass, and escape the hot. stale air […]
My new Dog!
This is the brand new addition to my life. An Australian Cattle Dog rescue. His name is Banjo, and he was a private rehoming from a woman (and 9 month […]
Introducing Geoscibites!
Last week, I was at the Communicating Science Convention at Harvard/MIT University. I met around 50 people who were as active in outreach activities as I was! We had panels […]
My Agronomy Program
I just submitted a grant proposal, and have another to finish by midnight tonight… Reinvest in the American Society of Agronomy. It is for $10,000 and is a Girl Scout […]
New Youth Development Programs on the Docket
These are the programs I am running this fall for the Girl Scout Council… excited much?!?! You know it _____________________________________________ Program 1: Citizen Science: Soil and Water Conservation in Action! […]
The Life of a Scientist
Last week, I won an Outstanding University Teaching Assistant at North Carolina State, and was accepted to a Communicating Science Workshop at Harvard/MIT university this June, got access to a […]
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