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Casu Marzu – A Traditional Italian Cheese – with Live Ingredients!
Tuesday February 5, 2013Posted by admin
The Island of Sardinia
Sardinia, Italy, is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily. The island terrain resembles a quilt of sandy beaches, forested mountain peaks, valleys of citrus groves, and pastures of happily grazing sheep.
Sheep near Lula, Sardinia, Italy. Casu marzu cheese is made with ewe´s milk.
Thousands of stone buildings called “Nuraghes” dot the landscape as testimony to an ancient past. Traditionally, Sardinian men worked as farmers and shepherds; some families today continue to raise sheep as a means of income. Sheep are milked twice a day to create Pecorino, a cheese used for Sardinia´s Casu marzu.
Sardinia, Italy is the 2nd largest island in the Mediterranean.
Sardinia´s Casu Marzu
Casu marzu is a specialty cheese that was outlawed for a period of time by the EU (European Union). During this period, die-hard fans had to purchase Casu marzu from the black market. Sardinian sheep farmers relying on Casu marzu as a family business, fought to have the ban lifted. Read more
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True Bugs – Red-shouldered Bugs and Box Elder Bugs
Monday January 14, 2013Posted by admin
True Bugs
The Red-shouldered Bug
An afternoon walk usually involves having my “nose to the ground” checking for any interesting insect activity.
This particular bug was very lucky I was looking down or it may have been stepped on…it´s little life cut short by a size 8 sneaker!
The first thing I noticed was its beautiful coloring of bluish-black wings with red markings and red eyes.
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Western Fence Lizard – AKA “Blue-Belly”
Thursday February 2, 2012Posted by Gerry Weitz
WESTERN FENCE LIZARD – AKA “BLUE-BELLY”
by Donna Walker
Hearts Pest Management, the leader in organic pest control for Southern California, provides a conscious, cycle of life pest management approach while maintaining an interest in the preservation of our natural resources and wildlife.
The Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), or “Blue-belly,“ a constant companion to gardeners, manages the pest population in its own way by clearing a garden of beetles, flies, ants, caterpillars, spiders, and crickets. Read more
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