Tapping into spring with maple syrup
McClatchy Newspapers
4/6/2009, by Bill McAuliffe and Lee Svitak Dean
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Sweat was sparkling just below the edge of Brother Walter Kieffer's fleece cap as he high-stepped through the snow in a maple forest at St. John's University, quickly drilling holes in one tree after another. But 47 years after he first started helping coax ...
All fried pork, all the time at ‘BaconCamp'
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4/6/2009, by Laura Casey
Contra Costa Times (MCT) - No matter how solid your recipe is, it is difficult to impress the inventor of the Turbaconducken, a chicken stuffed in duck stuffed in a turkey, all wrapped in bacon. I found this out at the recent inaugural "BaconCamp, San Francisco," a meeting and bacon recipe judging ...
Time to get your mower in gear
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4/6/2009, by Rick Rosen
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - Maintaining your lawn mower can also help maintain the health of your grass. A sharp mower blade, part of routine maintenance, is essential to maintaining a healthy lawn, say the turf experts at Texas A&M University. Dull blades leave a ragged top, which turns brown ...
Water your lawn less and reap the eco-benefits
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4/6/2009, by Beth Botts
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Earth Day (coming April 22) has us thinking green, and one of the best ways to go green at home is to use less water in your yard and garden. April brings showers. Showers revive grass. Soon thereafter, people start showering their lawns.
Yet the average lawn rarely needs ...
It's that time of year again — spring cleaning has sprung
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4/6/2009, by Barbara Mahany
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Often, it begins rather like a low-lying itch. The sunlight streams in through the finger-smudged glass in that vernal sort of way. Hmm, really ought to spring clean, you think to yourself. Before you know it, the itch _ and the spring-cleaning fixation _ is driving you ...
Electric car sparking back to life; once declared dead, the electric car returns
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4/3/2009, by Sandy Bauers
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - On a warm day with the top down, Steven Mortazavi was breezing along when his eyes locked on the rearview mirror. A Philly police car was on his tail. Mortazavi wasn't speeding, but the cop followed him into a parking lot, paused behind him, and then _ whew! _ ...
Why not try planting potatoes?
McClatchy Newspapers
4/2/2009, by Beverly Fortune
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Raising potatoes might seem slightly mysterious to a first-time back-yard gardener. But potatoes are an easy crop, and reaping the bountiful payoff is so much fun. It's like searching for Easter eggs, only under the ground. Cliff and Dottie Bennett have grown potatoes ...
Planting a small-scale paradise
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4/2/2009, by Beth Botts
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - The tiny dooryard of a townhouse. The back porch of a six-flat. A balcony on the 12th floor. Or the 20-foot space between deck and garage behind a 19th century cottage. No question, small gardens have different challenges than a sunny half-acre. "There's no space to waste," ...
Big solutions for small spaces
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4/2/2009, by Shaila Wunderlich
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Living practically and attractively in a small space is a delicate dance. It requires colors and scales that don't overwhelm; accessories that look good but also perform a function, and a type of just-right storage and organization that keeps necessities at hand yet somehow ...
Built-in cabinets and cases solve storage and display problems
McClatchy Newspapers
4/2/2009, by Stacy Downs
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Built-ins are not only beautiful and functional, they personalize a home. Constructed to fit the odd nooks and crannies of a residence, they provide customized storage for the owners' interests. The modern farmhouse of Franz and Annelies Leuthardt outside of Smithville, ...
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