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Cindy Conner
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Corrections to Homegrown Flax and Cotton
As much as I hate to admit it, I made a couple mistakes when I wrote Homegrown Flax and Cotton. They were very kindly pointed out to me by Alvin Ulrich of Biolin Research Inc. in Canada. However, In spite of the mistakes, he liked the book and gave me a 5-star review on Amazon. My thanks go out to him for correcting me and for the review. So, I am eating a big piece of humble pie and making th
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“She [Dr. Shiva] talked about the alarming number of suicides by Indian farmers as a result of growing cotton from genetically modified seed provided by Monsanto. Their crops did not have the promised yield, leaving them in debt because of all the chemicals they had to buy. They ended their lives by drinking the chemicals themselves.”
― Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth
― Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth
“If you want to have a balanced garden, feed the soil and build the ecosystem.”
― Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth
― Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth
“I was part of the farm-to-table movement and feel privileged to be taking part in a similar movement involving what we wear. This new initiative has been referred to as the fibershed movement. Fibershed is primarily concerned with developing commercial systems to bring us sustainable clothing—clothing that takes into account its effect on the environment and on the people involved in the process.”
― Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth
― Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth
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“If you want to have a balanced garden, feed the soil and build the ecosystem.”
― Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth
― Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth