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Picture Sundays: Mountain of Squash

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Picture Sundays
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This mountain of heirloom squash was the centerpiece of the National Heirloom Exposition that took place in Sonoma in September of last year. Next year’s Exposition will be taking place on September 10, 11, and 12 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The past two years have featured an amazing roster of speakers and exhibitors all for a very low admission charge. It’s well worth traveling a long distance to attend this unique event. If anyone is int...

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Natural Cooling: The Fresh Air Bed

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Appropriate Technology, Design, Water and Power
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...article on Mental Floss goes into greater depth on the brief reign of the baby cage which seems to have been a thing in England. You’d think that baby would get a bit cold and wet in London, but the “experts” thought the fresh air outweighed the cold and falling risk. There’s even a newsreel on the baby cage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NerS17sC0Bg These days child protective services would stop by if you stuck your kid in a cage out the wind...

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Non-Toxic Cleaning for the Home

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Cleaning, Domesticus, Miscellaneous, Tidying up
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...nscented variety, which has a green lid, is B rated, while the pink lidded baby version is A rated. Just avoid the regular, yellow lidded version, which rates an F because of the toxic fragrance ingredients in its formulation. BioKleen Oxygen Bleach Plus has an A rating, but will probably only be found in a health food store. Also try boosting your laundry with washing soda—you may find that whitens sufficiently without bleaches. Stain removers Do...

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Gardening Mistake #12: The Annual That Ate Your Backyard!

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Gardening, Mistakes, Vegetable Gardening
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...turtium. This year, though, the serial killer prize goes to our meandering squash plants, which are doing their best to cover everything in our yard less than knee high with their 15″ leaves. This morning I wanted to cut back a squash vine which had done some damage to a patch of yarrow and was reaching for my succulent zone. Erik threw his body across it and said I’d have to prune him first. As we all know, he’s a little crazy when it comes to sq...

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