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The New Crescent: Olives (part 2)

New Crescent series                                  Next in the series Let’s get back to our Olive Orchard for The New Crescent. Time to take a practical look at the olive orchard project. Assumptions Orchard size 100 acres orchard size Trees per acre 300 high-density but not super-high Establishment (cost per acre) $5,000 initial planting, irrigation, […]

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The New Crescent: Olives (part 1)

New Crescent series                                  Next in the series We talked a bit about olive trees in a previous blott: https://www.wlbott.com/?p=25662 For The New Crescent, the communities will decide how to use their irrigated crop land. But the economic realities of irrigating the soil with desalinated water will encourage the planting of high value […]

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The New Crescent (part I)

New Crescent series                                  Next in the series A sustainable, secure, and self-sufficient coastal homeland for Palestinians – built with global support, scientific innovation, and a humanistic vision. Let’s explore an idea that may bring peace and prosperity to millions of people. Here’s a broad overview: Let’s say that Egypt donates a large […]

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Sugar Beets and BeetCoin

From Elder JA…. Sugar Beets – The Nuts and Bolts WLBOTT Word of the Day: Pictures of Large Quantities From The Science Channel: RVing and the Sugar Beet Harvest Apparently there is a trend among RVers to participate in the sugar beet harvest. The large sugar beet processing plants set up RV parks near their […]

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The Way of the Root

Oh, today was One of those days…. Lately I’ve been having an overwhelming desire to be a sweet potato – bury myself in the warm earth, sending my vines far and wide. Does a sweet potato worry about quarterly tax payments? Do any of my Gentle Elders ever feel this way? Or should I seek […]

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The Ukrainian Tater Tot (part 2)

[Part 2 of our ongoing series: Exploring the Ukrainian Tater Tot Market] She [Dr. Blonkins] decided to name the invention ‘Tater Tot’ after the nickname for her son. Unfortunately, Dr. Blonkins passed away prematurely due to cardiovascular disease from too much tot consumption and was awarded (posthumously) the James Beard Award for lifetime contributions to […]

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The Ukrainian Tater Tot (part I)

My Ukrainian buddy[1] and WLBOTT are in discussions to bring Tater Tots to Eastern Europe. [1] A friend I made through the ENGin program – like pen pals, but over Zoom. You can join today and make a new friend! Fact sheet here. Picture it now: The Great Eastern European Tater Tot Adventure™ – bringing […]

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Tess: The Sweet Potato Intervention

Dear Tess, My name is Eulalia Boylem-Mashem (of the Dublin Boylem-Mashems), and I am at my wit’s end. My husband, Bernard, began this madness innocently enough. He decided to plant sweet potatoes in our backyard, claiming they would provide a lovely, lush ground cover. Little did I know that his enthusiasm would root itself into […]

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Mystery Pods and Fungal Research

At the WLBOTT Ag Extension Station, we’re trying to solve a mystery today. Recently, Elder MJ noticed these semi-spheres on a concrete pad at the WLBOTT Rodeo Fairgrounds near our central Texas HQ. You will notice that there are also some snail shells mixed in. There may or may not be squirrel involvement. Google image […]

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Boy Meets Tractor: The WLBOTT Film Festival

WLBOTT film critic Clemetine DuCinema, starting just yesterday, has already made a big impact on the film world. She has announced the first WLBOTT Annual Film Festival. This year’s theme: Boy Meets Tractor – A Celebration of Soviet Cinema. The Program Steel Hearts and Sunflowers (1954) He swore allegiance to the state… but also to […]