Art Projects At Home To Occupy Vacation Time
Dianne E Hall urges Southwestern Vermont families to fill school vacation with simple home art activities. Fingerpaint recipes using starch and soap flakes produce inexpensive paints, while a salt flour clay recipe offers a pliable material for younger children. Both crafts clean up easily and adapt to various surfaces and tools.
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Dianne E. Hall
UVM
Vermont
Shrinking farmlands in industrial nations noted
National Geographic notes that about 1% million acres are removed from production each year in the United States, highlighting ongoing land use changes in industrialized nations.
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National Geographic
Nuts and seeds may become major protein source
AUSTIN Texas UPI reports that nuts and seeds could become a major source of protein as research and dietary trends push these foods into prominence. Scientists note essential amino acids in many seeds and nuts and rising consumer interest supports broader use in diets and food products.
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Austin, Tex
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Oilseed proteins eyed to ease world hunger says Texas A&M expert
Dr. Carl Cater of Texas A and M University heads the Oilseed Products Division and describes developing protein products from peanuts cottonseeds sunflowers and soybeans to feed humans especially in developing countries. He notes sunflowers in West Texas and a Waco plant producing cottonseed kernels for confections and bakery items awaiting FDA approval. Samples were sent to the Philippines where a pilot plant was funded with plans to use in school lunches. Cater notes growing international demand for low cost protein and predicts more use of oilseed proteins in institutional feeding while highlighting cholesterol free benefits.
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Carl Cater
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Cater
Food Protein and Development Center
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Forcing Forsythia and Other Winter Indoor Blooms
In mid February to March indoor forcing brings spring indoors. Forsythia branches with many buds yield yellow blossoms in a sunny window with water changes every few days. similar forcing works with flowering quince lilac rose ramble grapevine maples and even pussy willows.
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Elizabeth Pullar
China
William Forsyth
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