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Lyme disease isn’t always easily detectable
Marcus McCartney hopes his firsthand description of symptoms caused by Lyme disease may help readers who have been suffering from an unknown illness.
Carpenters’ works stand test of time
Alan Guebert recalls the quirks and differences of the two carpenters his father called to do work on his family farm in southern Illinois.
Better together: 5 ways small farms work together to achieve big goals
Small farms have unique production, distribution and marketing challenges. Learn how they can work together to overcome these obstacles.
Organic apples a possible cash cow
With the premium prices organically grown fruit brings, it is a business more growers should consider.
FDA supports standard language to help avoid food label confusion
Confusion regarding food label dates also leads to significant food waste. Learn how to navigate through the differences in food label dates.
Gray tree frogs can be noisy masters of disguise
July was too hot and dry for man or beast. One of the consequences is that evenings were quiet. I don’t think I heard a frog or toad the entire month. The gray tree frog Then the rains came, and the temperature dipped. Toads began to trill each evening, and the nightly chorus of crickets
Try to be a little Pollyanna-ish
Oh how my sister and I hated Pollyanna. Pollyanna — the heroine of a long-ago children’s book — was a symbol of relentless cheerfulness. No matter how dire the circumstance, the “little glad girl” managed to find something cheerful about it. The author who gave her birth — Eleanor H. Porter — in 1913 created
Tips to discourage unwanted wildlife guests
With bird seed prices at record highs, resentment toward unwanted visitors at backyard feeders is likely to increase this winter. Who wants to spend nearly a dollar a pound for seed to feed deer, squirrels and pigeons? If you’re willing to pay any price to feed any critter that visits the backyard, you can stop
Old things come back around again
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Since our move this past summer, I now live much closer to my sister Debi.
My pilgrim progress, or not so much
I have nothing against Thanksgiving. Really. Any holiday that has pie as its main export is all right with me.
