In Oregon farmers are working with a class of 4th graders to educate them on natural alternatives to pesticides. For earth day this year the farmers from the Coalition of Environmentally Conscious Growers will release 10,000 ladybugs that will eat the bad things that hurt the farmers’ crops.
Because when you consider the fact that most [...]
Tag Archives: education
Natural Pesticides and 4th Graders
March 27, 2008 – 8:40 am
Learn More by Studying Less
September 4, 2007 – 9:24 am
I’m back in Toronto now and discovered a bunch of people are starting their school year; so to celebrate their return to education I figured a post on studying is needed.
The ever helpful ZenHabits strikes again with a good overview of how to study and retain knowledge. They focus on a holistic approach to studying, [...]
Euro-centric Thinkers Humbled
August 14, 2007 – 3:55 pm
In every science text book I’ve seen only European thinkers are praised for their discoveries and this was to go unquestioned. As a result of my education I take great pleasure when those who wrote the books (so to speak) are proven horribly wrong. It boils down to the fact I like seeing credit given [...]
A Guide to Climate Change for the Perplexed
May 18, 2007 – 8:37 am
New Scientist has a great article for people who are at all confused, misinformed, ignorant, or othwerise boggled by all this talk about climate change. They clarify many things that people may not know much about. It’s worth a read if you don’t think you know enough about climate change, or if you just want [...]
Green Website for Kids
May 17, 2007 – 12:11 pm
An Indian NGO has started a website directed at kids to educate them about the environment. OneWorld has a great description of the site with some good background too.
Indian NGO Center for Environment Education (CEE) is working to promote awareness and understanding of environmental issues in the country. It has recently introduced a website for [...]