Making a Living Growing Food Focuses Farming Pathways
A letter argues farming must yield a living, outlining March garden courses in Bennington and Manchester, with lectures on soils and fruit growing. It notes California drought impacts, urges home or market produce, discusses dairy and small-farm economics, and stresses size and living income as key farming realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Manchester
Win Way
Joe Constante
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Manchester Center
Brattleboro
Rutland
California
New England
Houseplants Need Winter Attention in Cold Weather
ATLANTA UP I Houseplants suffer from drier air when thermostats drop. Don Hastings urges moving plants away from windows and into room air flow, misting several times daily to keep them healthy as temperatures fall. Greenhouses 70 by day 50 by night ideal. growth slows below 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UPI
Don Hastings
Health risk in homemaker study on food poisoning
Washington UPI report that a survey of over 2000 homemakers shows nearly two thirds live in high risk households for foodborne illness. Risk factors include cooking hamburgers rare, leaving perishable foods at room temperature beyond two hours, and refrigeration temps above 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Economic Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Special ed 4 H clubs help Bennington students learn
In Bennington a growing group of over 50 special education students participate in in class 4 H clubs with teachers leading projects like Indian folklore crafts square dancing cooking tree identification and candlemaking The Can Doers 4 H Club led by Ovid D Alessandro plans a diet lunch for faculty and has participated in county and state events boosting inclusion and public awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Bennington
Minnesota
Ovid D’alessandro
Catamount School
Vinegar Makes Surging Comeback as Popular Remedy
Vinegar, an ancient and cheap liquid, resurges in popularity as a multipurpose product. The Vinegar Institute cites rising costs and interest in natural foods driving demand, with 1975 US production around 150 million gallons and consumption near $70 million. peak use occurs in the summer canning season.
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N.Y
New York
Vinegar Institute
Association
United States
Boaz
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John C. Page
UVM County Extension Agent
Bennington Lions Club
Catamount Elementary
Sony Betamax
Vermont
First Vermont Bank
FDIC
Hippocrates
Europe
The
Vinegar Association
H.J. Heinz
Indian Summer
National Fruit
Speas
Standard Brands
Loin
Hanover
P&r Elbow Macaroni
Ragu
Boyardee
Nestle’s
Frozen River Valley
Frozen River
Seneca
Holloway Hou
School Street
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