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Let's Ferment! Part II

In our last episode we fermented some sliced cabbage and shredded turmeric and garlic to make a turmeric kraut. Today we are going to ferment some whole green beans

Cellphones; A Menace to good health.

You might think; How? Our cellphones are one of the dirtiest things in the world. In fact, it has been proven to be the second most dirtiest thing in the world,

Clostridium: Superheroes in the Bacteria World

Fellow science enthusiast of the stem social community, today we're going to talk about this super interesting bacteria called Clostridium. I know, I know, bacteria

Purifying Water – For Ourselves, and Every Other Creature

When it comes to water, most people’s immediate concern is whether it is clean. A valid point for sure. But what do we actually mean by “clean”? Is it safe to drink?

Winter work, our July garden journal post.

Gardening continues very slowly at Ligaya Garden as I've been focused on policy and planning and helping folks get fed during a food shortage. The biting cold doesn't

Arbuscular mycorrhizal mycorrhizal symbiosis and its enormous potential as a sustainable strategy

The efficacy of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis seems to depend on an optimal interaction zone, mediated by the symbiont species involved and edaphic conditions..

Kahm yeast growth on Sauerkraut brine.

Kahm yeast is a common annoyance during the lactic fermentation process. Although I was hoping not to get it on my Sauerkraut's brine, I knew it was very much probable

Indigenous Microorganisms 2 aka IMO2

The following post was taken from my blurt blog: INDIGENOUS MICROORGANISM 2 aka IMO 2. Stabilizing the indigenous microorganisms As I typically do, I will first

::Steem Mirror:: Lactic Acid Bacteria

Lactic Acid Bacteria First off what is Lactic Acid Bacteria? Lactic acid bacteria are among the most important groups of microorganisms used in food fermentations.

#EarthDeeds: Giving My SCOBYs Back To Mother Earth

It LOOKS disgusting - like 3 day old chicken meat. Urgh. Mentally it's always a challenge for me to do this little chore. But as soon as I get through the visual

Air-gen; Microbes Producing pure, Renewable, non-polluting and cheap Electricity

Science fiction has made so many things look untrue or unattainable but science has made them a dream come through. With improvement in technological research,

Antidepressant microbes in soil

Nature is good. It has some of the best medicines. Just being out in nature is good for your mental and emotional health and eating what you grow helps your body.

Life Under ther Microscope #11

Here are two videos I made of Vorticella. These are basically filter feeders. I have posted examples before but these show more detail, especially the vortexes they

Life under the microscope #10

After a bit of a break I am back with some more microscope videos I recorded. These are both at a magnification of 40x. This first video shows an organism which

Life Under the Microscope #9

Hi again. Another microscope video I made. This is from another sample of stagnant water. This is a close up of a microorganism called a ciliate. I'm not sure of

Life Under the Microscope #8

Hi. I haven't posted in a while but after finding some more interesting critters under the microscope, I had to share. This is from a drop of stagnant water. There

Life Under the Microscope #7

Some more microscopic life. Magnification x 400. This video shows a small thread of cyanobacteria. I think the two large spherical structures on the left side are

Life Under the Microscope #6

Greetings. Still exploring with the microscope. Here are a couple of videos showing cool microbes. I'm not sure exactly what they are though. This next one is pretty

Life Under the Microscope #4

Two more videos from drain water. The first shows a clump of algal strands with a mass of bacteria swarming around it and the second shows two amoeba slithering

Life Under the Microscope #3

Hi again. Here are three more microscope videos. These are from a drop of drain water. Magnification factor x400. The first one shows a huge critter... well, at