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Trell Johnson commented on Helen Heil's group 'Apiarists'

"http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/nyc_health_officials_decide_to_allo.html In short, urban beekeeping is back, at least for NYC residents!"

Mar 20, 2010

Trell Johnson commented on Jen Shaffer's blog post 'A Chance Encounter with a Humble Farmer'

"I love this story! Thanks so much for sharing it."

Jan 26, 2010

Trell Johnson replied to Miya Shoffit's discussion 'Cheese caves' in the group Cheesemakers!

"Here is a fantastic set of articles about cheese cave's http://www.cheesemaking.com/includes/modules/jWallace/OnLineNews/NewsFiles/Cave/Cave1.html http://www.cheesemaking.com/includes/modules/jWallace/OnLineNews/NewsFiles/Cave/Cave2.html All…"

Jan 6, 2010

Trell Johnson replied to dp4nrw's discussion 'Question About Raised Bed Depth'

"I wouldn't worry too much about the wind. Practically all the vegetable crops you could grow in a raised bed will only set roots down to 6" or so anyway. Notable exeption: Corn. Rule of Thumb. If the plant will not blow over if planted…"

Jan 5, 2010

Trell Johnson and michael are now friends

Nov 9, 2009

Trell Johnson commented on michael's blog post 'Growing Tobacco'

"Might want to check into your local laws. Where i live, it is illegal to grow or cure tobacco without a license."

Nov 9, 2009

Trell Johnson commented on thewhatleys's blog post 'School Garden Budget'

"So awesome! I applaud your efforts, but ask yourself this. These little or no costs you speak about. Do the companies and entities that donate to you get a tax benefit from what they contribute? It is easy to discount this, but at some point, these…"

Oct 15, 2009

Troy Anderson left a comment for Trell Johnson

"Trell, Thank you very much. I will have to give it a try over the next month or so. I will let you know how it turns out."

Oct 12, 2009

Trell Johnson commented on Andrew's group 'I Could Ferment That!'

"see now thats what i am talking about"

Oct 9, 2009

Trell Johnson commented on Andrew's group 'I Could Ferment That!'

"maybe replace the sugar with honey. all the phases in your recipe will be the same, and you will end up with a more natural and sustainable product."

Oct 9, 2009

Trell Johnson left a comment for Troy Anderson

"i mean www.gotmead.com"

Oct 9, 2009

Trell Johnson left a comment for Troy Anderson

"Hi Troy! In re your questions about Mead. It could not be simpler! Get a 12 pound batch of honey, mix it in with about 3 gallons of super good water. Heat that mixture up to about 160 degrees f and skim off any crap that floats . Add the mixture…"

Oct 9, 2009

Helen Heil left a comment for Trell Johnson

"Thank you for joining the Apiarists group and for your comments."

Oct 6, 2009

Trell Johnson replied to Lizz's discussion 'Filtering wax?' in the group Apiarists

"and this nice man here shows off his home unit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FUhAYDMgic&feature=related"

Sep 30, 2009

Trell Johnson replied to Lizz's discussion 'Filtering wax?' in the group Apiarists

"At the Bad Monk's Meaderie, we filter all the small crap out of our beeswax using a solar oven and a fine mesh screen, which we recycled up from a local dumpster. We got the idea from this fine fellow here…"

Sep 30, 2009

Trell Johnson joined Helen Heil's group