Why Bokashi? Because Bokashi doesn't create greenhouse gasses! Because Food waste is the #1 item in our landfills! 24%! Food waste is responsible for 8-10% of our global greenhouse gasses! If you traditional hot compost perfectly you can cut down those Greenhouse gasses by 50% but with Bokashi it's 0 and has 100% carbon sequestration, 100% nutrient retention and it accepts all food stuff without having to manage proper levels of greens and browns etc. along with being faster it's much easier. Another important thing where I live, is that bears raccoons and rats aren't attracted to it. I brew my own EM with organic brown rice, koji rice, brown sugar and salt. I use a closed bucket, currently with additive free wood stove pellets in the bottom of my bucket to soak up the juices. it goes outside into stacking cedar rings instead of burying it because it's much easier to manage that way and we get lots of snow in the winter. During the winter months, I knock the snow off the lids, dump my bucket and use the finished bokashi as dirt from the bin next to it, to layer with. In the spring it melts and finishes just fine. At some point I am wanting to do an experiment with my home brew up against, homebrew without koji, home-flakes, water kefir, and store bought bran. I want to time lapse them side by side in gallon glass jars to see which one is the most effective.

I just got my Mac N Cheese this year. So far, I'm not seeing any problems with it. Actually Mac N Cheese is about to bloom for me!! I amended the soil when I planted it with fresh potting soil, so I hope that helps. With my Tiki Torch, I've noticed that a lot of the stems (with flower buds) are flopping over. However, the buds were on the plant when I got them and they were already drooping. Do you think I should cut them off?? Anyways, I agree completely with echinaceamaniac, these plants aren't really that great. I think we should right letters to Terra Nova nurseries expressing our concerns. Maybe, if we're REALLY LUCKY, we might even get a refund. Also, a word of advice to echinaceamaniac, try buying larger plants with more established root systems. I know they're more expensive, but this may help them survive in the long run.

Pammy, I don't know if I'm reading your post right, so let me confirm I understand. You have a Mac now but want to buy a standard laptop (Windows) right? If that's correct, I think it's a wise choice since Apple products are used at your work. Of course as with anything there is a small learning curve with the touchpad but they are intuitive so its nothing too severe (I think anyways). Here is a link to a good article from the "For Dummies" book series (sorry, I hate that title!) that explains the buttons, which mimic a mouse and how to use it. How to use a touchpad and of course if you run into trouble, specific questions can always be answered here. As for the wireless mouse, I think that's an excellent idea. If I used my laptop sitting at a table or desk, I would sure use one! Brand wise you can't go wrong with Logitech

The first one is for an Apple MacBook Pro. That's not the current connector style, so it's probably an older MBP. Which specific model depends on the wattage of the adapter; the higher the wattage, the bigger the screen on the MBP. The second one looks like it goes to a Dell laptop or notebook. I don't know their line well enough to be more specific. The third is kind of hard to tell (would be easier to tell with a head-on shot of the connector) but it looks from here like a generic charger for either a mobile phone or tablet or maybe even something like a digital picture frame. There might be more clues (i.e., a recognizable brand name) on either the back or the plug side of the adapter.