By Dwayne
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If you have read my previous post about interactions between medications and everyday foods and herbal supplements, you may want to read this article from the USDA website. I have posted it in its entirety below, but be sure to visit their website.
Fungi May Hold Key to Reducing Grapefruit Juice Interactions with Medications
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By Dwayne
This post is a clarification to my earlier post titled How To Compost Human Feces-The Person Who Wrote That Article Will Get You In Huge Trouble.
The author of the original article I referred to when I wrote the post was very vague and non-descriptive in my opinion when they wrote their article. In my opinion, [...]
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I just ran across this article on how to avoid tick bites called 10 tips to avoid tick bites. It was written by Debbie Hadley, who writes about insects at About.com.
Don’t forget to see my article on building a tick trap for a safe and effective way of eliminating [...]
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By Dwayne
Not according to an article on The Ledger.com:
Organic Pesticides Are Not Harmless
Published: Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:10 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:10 p.m.
Garlic, pepper, vinegar and oil sound like salad seasonings, but they – and other common, natural substances – are among organic [...]
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By Dwayne
Looking for information about point source pollution. Try these two articles.
The first is from Journal of Extension, and is titled The Use of a Non-Point Source Pollution Self-Assessment for Greenhouse and Nursery Operators in California
The second is from CSU Extension and is titled Pollution Prevention in Colorado Commercial Greenhouses
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By Dwayne
After suffering from chronic back pain for over 20 years, I still catch myself lifting, moving, or even bending, in ways that I shouldn’t be while working in the yard or nursery, but because I am conscious of how I am treating my back, I immediately adjust how I am working to keep from damaging [...]
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By Dwayne
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Well, what a weekend! Our first storm of the season was an ice storm that left over an inch of ice on everything. It started Thursday afternoon and into Friday morning. I don’t remember too much of the big ice storm of 1998 except that we were out of power [...]
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By Dwayne
As Christmas trees and other decorations are bought this holiday season, and one’s home is being decorated to celebrates one’s faith, I thought I would write a short article containing tips to minimize the likelihood of a home fire occurring, injuries, or other potential disasters.
According to 1999 statistics from the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), [...]
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