Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn’t waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1,500 acres (600 hectares).
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PRAGWATER 
In terms of a practical understanding of nature, compared to the
bees we are but infants. One of the largest permaculture
communities in the US, Earthhaven Ecovillage, is located
in the nearby town of Black Mountain. No matter where one
lives or works it seems like there is always a small patch of soil
in need of landscaping attention and maintenance.