We spent it swatting and scratching itches, covered in a netted hat, soaked in repellants of various kinds mixed with Calamine lotion. We can help reduce their numbers around our homes by getting rid of standing water.
But let me add a personal favorite.Heat the butter in a pan, and gently saute the leeks until very soft, be careful not to let them get too brown.Add the stripped leaves of some fresh thyme and a little freshly ground black pepper to the leeks and set...
All fruits and vegetables can be easily measured for Brix. Why should Brix matter to me? The answer is that Brix measurements tell us how flavorful and nutritious our foods are, or could be.
There has also been a noticeable lack of pest insects in my garden. I've already made three batches of bread-and-butter pickles and frozen a dozen or so bags of green and yellow wax beans.
Now more than ever consumers say they're impacted by food labeling . When it comes to our food supply chain, according to Martin Goebel, President of Sustainable Northwest, it's one thing we can do to help consumers, grocery stores and other food producers...
I look at our pigs—a happy litter of Berkshire piglets , conceived and birthed on-farm by their parents George and Wen—frolicking in pastures of fresh grass, ducking into the woods to forage for acorns, and I feel good.
Then an idea hit them: Why not capture America's ever-expanding urban-farming movement on film? From children swiftly entering their teenage years to small towns hastily developing into cities, growth — and change — happens within a blink of an eye.
“There is no reason for food to go to waste when there are farmers willing to donate [their leftovers], avenues to distribute it and people who need it.” Since launching a gleaning program in 1988, Friendship Donations Network has distributed thousands...
In the process of making the garden in this underused space, I ripped out the lemon because it wasn't worth saving. The lemon was almost dead when I arrived on the scene and the whole sliver of ground was covered in construction debris, cigarette ashes...
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Last year our blueberry crop was pitiful so I added elemental sulfur last fall in hopes of righting the pH and giving them a boost. The plants are happy too. My peas are up several inches and are nearly grasping onto the grapevine and branch teepees we...
Dad helped her up while mom stood and cried. Baasha's big old Hampshire friend, Dodger, laughed (“Bh!”) when he saw Baasha hobbling toward him with wool on her belly and none on her top and sides, but he was glad she was okay.
Then, of course, we met with the contractor (who just happens to be her husband) and discussed the nitty gritty of materials and pricing. That, hopefully, will cut down the price significantly.
Grantees will receive a letter detailing the terms of the grant by Jan. Details on grant priorities can be found on the AWA website . Project proposals will be considered based on priorities set by AWA.
Applied topically, turmeric is a natural antiseptic, offering antibacterial properties, which also speeds healing and helps repair damaged skin. Add in some pepper, and then let it cool.
And king snakes also feed on rattlesnakes. They are non-aggressive creatures- they do NOT ever attack people (at least no snakes in the US) and will never bite unless stepped on, picked up or forced into a corner or threatened with imminent injury.Even...
When it does, the wood performs admirably in your fireplace or wood stove.Good firewood relies on several qualities to make your fires burn well. Hackberry's water content begs for proper preparation to deliver the fire you deserve.
Just fill out the nomination form , and click “Submit.” The hardest question on this form—and also the most important—asks you to describe your organization's work in 100 words or less.
Gatorade has a proven record of helping people hydrate, but the beverage is not so good for plants.The basic ingredients in Gatorade are water, sugar, carbohydrates and electrolytes -- potassium and sodium.
When she was better, we asked her what she and other humans do to get over the pain of losing an animal friend, so we could share it with you. Our special friend, Fayre, the Portuguese Water Dog, died last Friday evening.
So it worried me the other day when only six of my seven girls showed up for a nibble. I don't have a rooster, so it wasn't like those eggs were ever going to hatch. She glared at me and made some threatening motions with her head.
I hand-raised all my chickens, giving each an even amount of cuddling and TV-lap time. Suggestions ranging from giving the cranky bird some preferential, affectionate treatment to pinning it to the ground in a forced bow all sound promising.
There are shrubby dwarf strains no more than 5 feet high that have been developed in cultivation, and they bear non-exploding seed capsules.The Egyptians used castor oil, derived from the beans, as lamp oil.
This is a relatively obvious sign of water stress in succulents and sometimes it is not easy to know if the shriveling is normal for a plant or not.Initially lack of water probably stimulates a succulent to close all its ‘pores' (called stoma).But eventually...
Roses grow best at a moderate pH level of about 6.5. Lime adds magnesium to the soil and helps increase aeration and drainage. Roses greatly benefit from large amounts of organic matter, the best ratio is 50 percent organic material to 50 percent soil.Crushed...
To take some photographs, my wife and I took a trip to a local olive press. There are dozens of frantoios around here, and people come in by the thousands to get their oil pressed.
Almond oil has even more health benefits than crunching on the tasty nut. The oil has been used to treat vascular problems such as spider and varicose veins as well as to treat liver ailments.Almond oil can be used as a laxative and, in fact, is milder...
