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Food Safety Starts in the Garden~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/13/2008 09:42 AM
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Harvest time is here. There's nothing better than fresh, homegrown fruits and vegetables from the garden, right? But wait - a word of caution is in order. Fruits and vegetables can be carriers of pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses such as E coli, Salmonella and Listeria, especially if animal manure has been used in or is near the garden.....
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Preserving the Bounty....Master Gardener's Will Present "Safely Preserving the Harvest" |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/13/2008 09:59 AM
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Calaveras County, CA....Home gardeners who planted vegetables and other edible plants in the spring have been anxiously waiting for this moment. August and September is the time when their hard work pays off with bushels of vegetables and fruit. But now what? How can the home gardener prevent their harvest from spoiling and instead enjoy their wonderful garden bounty for months to come? The answer is: learn proper preserving techniques. Those techniques will be highlighted at the Master Gardeners’ Open Garden Day on Saturday, August 23 at their Demonstration Garden in San Andreas.....
Cragun boys Harvest radishes
Strawberry Harvesting
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Thank You Arnold Ace Home Center! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/12/2008 04:04 PM
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Arnold, CA....We would like to thank Arnold Ace Home Center for renewing their Ad contract with us for the 2nd year in a row! "As your local Ace Hardware, our store is a member of the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the industry. Ace Hardware began as a small chain of stores in 1924 and has grown to include more than 4,600 stores in 50 states and more than 70 countries.As part of a cooperative, every Ace Hardware store is independently...
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Calaveras Artists will Open their Studios for Public Touring last Saturday of September |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/12/2008 11:26 PM
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Calaveras County, CA....Artists will welcome you into their studios this fall during the Calaveras Artists Open Studio Tour. Presented by the Calaveras County Arts Council, this third annual event will provide a rare opportunity to meet and converse with artists in their workplaces for an up close and personal look at their creative processes, while taking in the beautiful fall landscape of this rural “Gold Country” region.....
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Murphys Artist B.R. Garvin Featured at Harbinger Gallery |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/11/2008 09:30 PM
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Arnold, CA....With more than 40 years of professional painting under her belt, Barbara Garvin has now taken time to reflect on her beloved profession and has created a new body of work that spans her entire career. Some collectors may remember Barbara Garvin’s great western style paintings of cowboys in the rain - or the rear view of horses standing in a line - or maybe even a....
   
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Calaveras Grown.....NEW Government Center Farmers Market in San Andreas Continues Every Wednesday |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/10/2008 03:24 PM
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San Andreas, CA....The NEW Government Center Farmers Market in San Andreas will continue every Wednesday. Location is 891 Mountain Ranch RD. in San Andreas (the Government Center) from 3:30 pm. to dusk. There are many reasons why shopping and buying locally makes since. Your dollar stays here in the county. You get the freshest, ripest fruits and vegetables possible. You will help to reduce our use of oil and fuel. You will help to reduce air pollution......
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Don’t Get Kissed by a Kissing Bug~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/07/2008 12:25 AM
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Just this week I spoke with a Foothill resident who was bitten by a kissing bug while in his bed. Within a few hours he found himself in the emergency room at the hospital. Conenose bugs are commonly called assassin bugs. Most members of this family are predators of other insects, but the conenose bugs (also known as kissing bugs), are bloodsucking parasites of a wide variety of domestic and wild animals and humans. In California these bugs are most prevalent in the foothill areas surrounding the Central Valley.....
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Blossom End Rot on Tomatoes is Not Contagious~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/07/2008 12:29 AM
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We were so fortunate that Ken Churches sent us two Gardening Articles for today:) Home gardeners often become alarmed when they find large, gray-to-black spots on the blossom ends of both green and ripening tomatoes. What is the cause? Blossom end rot......
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Plan to Visit The Painted Frogs of Calaveras "Class of 2008" and Win Fabulous Prizes! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/06/2008 08:53 PM
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Calaveras County, CA....The Painted Frogs of Calaveras is a Community Art Project sponsored by the Calaveras Chamber of Commerce. ThePineTree.net has a Fun Contest planned beginning on September 27th and and ending October 20th. Print the "Class of 2008" FROG MAP WE HAVE ENCLOSED and pay a visit to each frog site. Your map will be stamped at the site with a "frog". When you have finished visiting all of the Frog sites, drop off your map at the Calaveras Chamber of Commerce, attention Diane, no later than October 21st, with your name and phone # filled out. We will then hold a drawing for some FABULOUS PRIZES donated so generously by local businesses.... including Two Tickets to the Gala Auction, Kayak rentals from SNAC, A Free Zip Line adventure from Cave and Mine Adventures, CAMPS Dinner Gift Certificate, Golf for Foursome at Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort, Local Wines, Gift Certificates, Gift Baskets and More! The drawings will be held on October 20th. This will give you the opportunity to go and visit these lovely frogs that local artists have so put some much time and energy into and to also visit the business that has so graciously sponsored these frogs. They really are to be appreciated, especially in person:)....
           
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Mr. Tortie Will Pay a Visit to Murphys Nursery This Saturday! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 07/29/2008 09:40 PM
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Murphys, CA....The ever so popular "Mr. Tortie" will pay a visit to Murphys Nursery on Saturday August 2nd. So head on out to say hi! What a great hands-on experience for the entire family! Mr. Tortie will be happy to sign autographs if you catch him in the right mood! No permanent markers please....As he is 80 and remains graffiti free:) If it's not a Greenhouse....It's not Murphys Nursery!
Mr. Tortie!
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