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Essential Oil Diffusers VS Scentsy Pots
The popularity of essential oil diffusers has been gaining in recent years as an alternative to candles, plug ins, aerosols, incense and even scentsy pots,
How to Choose the Best Pot for Your Container Garden
Container Gardening It’s an amazing dream. Having your own garden where you grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers. But a garden needs a lot of space,
Ireland Promises to Plant Half Billion Trees by 2040
Possibly inspired by Ethiopia and its 350 million trees in 12 hours, Ireland has made a pledge to plant half a billion trees in the
Farmer Faces $2.8M Fine for Plowing His Land
Think you’re free to plow your own farmland? Not without a permit, says the federal court system. Longtime farmer John Duarte may face up to a
Killing the Rainforest, Are the U.S. and China in this together?
“China more than doubled its wood imports from the Congo Basin between 2001 and 2015, the study found, and most of the cheap furniture it
Chlorine Leak DOW Chemical Company, Plaquemine
A chlorine leak was confirmed Friday near New Orleans at a DOW Chemical Plant. WBRZ broke the story just after 3pm as they notified local residents
How to Prevent (and Treat) Frostbite in Chickens
There are four articles in this series on different strategies for cold-weather chicken care. This article explores how to prevent and treat frostbite in chickens.
Rising Trend – Big Business to Help Small Farms
Costco is now the leading organic food retailer, and farmers cannot keep up with the demand! Their organic food sales recently passed 4 billion in
The Trick (and Treat): How to Grow Giant Pumpkins
Giant pumpkins are just a thing from fairy tale books, right? Wrong! There’s actually an annual worldwide competition to find out who has grown the
Lifelong Friends Build their Own Tiny-Home Community
Real, authentic adult friendships are so precious, and sadly, pretty uncommon these days too. Modern society is set up for mobility that has to do with
Tiny Homes Welcome in Fresno, California
Governments and regulators have struggled to fit so-called “tiny homes” into their regulatory schemse. Housing costs and foreclosure rates have skyrocketed in recent years, leaving
Creative Garden Container Ideas – DIY & Recycled
My Garden Container Journey I started my life of gardening and farming now nearly ten years ago. In that time I’ve experimented with all sorts