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Fluids key to managing heat
Fifty-five to 75 percent of the body’s weight is water; the brain is 70 percent water; blood is 82 percent water; and the lungs are nearly 90 percent water. And you wonder why drinking lots of fluids is a smart idea in extreme heat?
Keep your distance from woodland stinkers
From mid-February through early March, females are in heat. Don’t be surprised to see skunks roaming the countryside the next few weeks.
Farmer’s fields of rye protect vegetable crop
Cover crops are part of sustainable agriculture, and a linchpin in this northeastern Ohio farm operation.
Summer Projects, Pseudo Pressures
Home Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes about the grand intentions we all have in the days of summer – but what could be the best use of our time in the end.
Tips for gardening on a budget
The cost of seeds and seedlings, soil amendments, pest and weed controls and tools can add up quickly.
Three keys to achieving sustainable agriculture
(Part II of II) Have you ever tried to sit on a three-legged stool that had one leg shorter than the other two, or was missing a leg? It’s a balancing act that’s not very easy and you can’t do it for very long. So it is with working toward sustainable agriculture. You can’t focus
Stark County woman holds claim to world’s largest pumpkin
Christy Harp, of Jackson Township just outside Canton, has grown a 1,725-pound behemoth pumpkin, believed to be the world’s largest ever recorded. It will likely retain that title if it can survive a couple more weigh-offs.
Get A Life, Mom
Marking another first for me, the mom who could be a grandmother by now, I smoothed down the drama and trauma of missing my youngest daughter’s recent visit to the family doctor.
Muffins In A Melting Pan
“I’m in the mood for blueberry muffins, Mom,” Kathie announced to me in mid-morning during a long weekend off school.
‘Gift of the Magi’ fights cancer
Researchers have identified a compound in myrrh, one of the gifts presented to Jesus by the Three Wise Men, that they believe could be developed into a potent anticancer agent.
