| Gardening Column |
 | Food Storage Solutions
02/08/2010
Gardening is one of the most popular leisure activities that Americans enjoy, and interest is increasing every year. Although some people garden only for the beauty and peacefulness of their gardens, many more people enjoy the vegetables and fruits picked
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| Food Crisis 2010?
01/11/2010
Many, if not most, of us realize that things are seriously out of balance in the United States. Record high unemployment, massive foreclosures, the shredding of the safety net for the poorest and most vulnerable in society and the unprecedented and unpred
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| End Notes
12/07/2009
One year is approaching its end and another looms on the horizon. This is the time when people look back at what they’ve accomplished (or didn’t) and look forward to what the New Year holds for them. Typically, it’s when New Year’s resolutions are made, w
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| The Beauty of Plants
11/16/2009
Autumn is a lovely time of year--the vibrant reds, oranges and golds of the changing leaves, the bright orange squat pumpkins, the tans and creams and browns of drying foliage. What a feast for the eyes! What is even more exciting is that many of the vege
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| Taking Stock
10/12/2009
Well, you know that the season has changed, when the cats, instead of hunting in the morning for that late-dining mouse, are instead curled up in a basket by the fireplace. And so it is that we embrace these lovely crisp fall mornings and sunny, cool days
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| Summer Vacation
09/21/2009
Although there is a saying about the “lazy days of summer”, for me it has been anything but. First, though, I must apologize to all of my readers and customers who are used to seeing me in my herb booth at the Saturday Farmers Market in Oroville. Yes, I h
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| Some Mid-Year Reflections
08/10/2009
Well, we’re about mid-way through the planting season and have covered a number of topics in the “Getting Started” series of columns for this year. Now that summer is reaching it’s zenith and there are a few hints of the fall and winter to come, I’d like
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| Getting Started: Controlling Pests
07/13/2009
Every garden has insects if it is healthy. The goal of the conscious gardener is to help keep the garden in balance--not too many destructive pests and not too many beneficial bugs. Even the good bugs can become a problem if they overpopulate.As a good st
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