Metric cooking made simple in Vermont class
Vermont elementary classrooms are adopting metric teaching with fourth graders learning mass versus volume using 250 milliliter portions weighed on scales. The district notes growing metric supplies, dual measurement utensils, and metric cookbooks. Milo Moore of UVM Extension will lead a home repair program April 28 at 1 p.m. at Arlington Community House.
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Vermont
Milo Moore
UVM
Arlington Community House
Geneva A. Lariviere
Shaftsbury Elementary School
Radical changes predicted in food supplies and eating habits
In Washington in late September 2000 a U S official foresees drastic shifts in food availability and diet. He notes monsoon failures in Asia and questions why 90 day corn cannot match 120 day corn of the 1970s. Frosts in May and September hinder harvests while fertilizer use is discussed.
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Washington, D.C
U.S
Howard Bauman
Pillsbury Co
Bauman
Asia
Japan
Russia
Poland
Brown
North America
Soviet Union
Malthus
Wall Street Journal
Roses in Vermont Offer Hardier Plant Advice
Garden expert Dr. Norman Pellett of the University of Vermont advises buying dormant or potted roses grown with ample light, examining plants for vigor, and avoiding weak store displays. He notes hybrids offer vigor and are often rooted on hardy stock, with many varieties produced outside Vermont, especially in California, Texas, and Oregon.
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Vermont
California
Texas
Oregon
Don't boil over from overdue bills in Burlington
Advice from University of Vermont extension specialist Virginia Jodoin urges frank talks with creditors to avoid credit damage and find temporary or lasting relief. She notes many crises arise from illness, medical costs, job loss, or family emergencies, and recommends a new budget with safety features to stay out of debt. The weather outlook from the National Weather Service predicts fair conditions Friday with showers possible Saturday and Sunday, highs in 60s in the south and 40s to 50s north.
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Burlington — IE
Virginia Jodoin
University of Vermont
Boston
UPI
New England
National Weather Service
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Dianne E. Hall
Joseph H. Winski
Burlington
Gertrude Stein
Norman Pellett
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS
John Luck
General Mills Inc
Mayer
Harvard
National Academy of Sciences
Illinois
Glenn Pound
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
R.E. Baumheckel
International Harvester Co
Steinhart
Paul Khan
ITT Continental Baking Co
Lester R. Brown
Worldwatch Institute
Washington
Bennington North
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Woodford
John W. Putre
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Main ST
Benn
Ariens
Emperor
Bennington Morgan
R.E. Jarvis Co
Anens
Manchester Center
Marty's Lawn & Gdn
Madkour
Ele
Main Street
Catering Service
FY Spas
Franks
HAM
Vermont Creamery
Snow
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