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“The reuse of human feces as fertilizer was common in Japan. In Edo city, compost merchants gathered feces for sale to farmers. Human excreta of rich people were sold at higher prices because their diet was better; presumably more nutrients remained in their excreta.”                                …  FULL STORY

” The man that hath no music in himself Nor is not mov’d with concord of sweet sounds Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils.”   from The Merchant of Venice, v.i. 83-85 You know, Tree Toads, I think that’s ultimately what’s wrong with these political wienieheads….. you could substitute “bonsai” for “music”, add some tree language in v. 84,…  FULL STORY

Happy Holidays, everyone!  Here’s John’s latest It’s been awhile, you Death Angel Toadstools, of which many of you are giddy glad, but we must cover some Bonsai Territory before the Season reduces us to slobbering blobs of poison protoplasm. First, I want to call everyone’s attention to the exponential improvement of our Young Blood members like Aaron, Adam, Nathaniel and the…  FULL STORY

This inspiration from John re: this Saturday’s workshop — On high Sandias The setting sun has left the sky The light grows dim. I thought I was a brave man. My thin sleeves are wet with tears. —– apologies to Hitomaro Remind me not to take a month off from workshop… It brings on these melancholic funks caused by the…  FULL STORY

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2026 Albuquerque Bonsai Club Meeting Calendar