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Ah, fresh warm bread. Whether it is hot out of the oven, dipped into a steaming bowl of soup or enveloping your favorite sandwich, it is easy to see why it is such a staple food. Wheat makes up...
DATE: Feb. 9, 2018 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
I tried. I wrote an article about watering trees in the winter, I washed the car and I sold a pair of skis. But none of it did the trick. Our weather seems to get only warmer, and even the few...
DATE: Feb. 5, 2018 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
Snowdown 2018 is quickly approaching. All we need now is snow, especially for our agriculture community. I hope we receive some much-needed precipitation soon. For the last five years, La Plata...
DATE: Jan. 20, 2018 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
January is National Radon Action Month. Radon in our homes is a significant health issue. Forty-nine percent of homes in La Plata County have required mitigation of the colorless, odorless gas...
DATE: Jan. 10, 2018 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
As our travels around the sun begin again, we seem to be traversing through a very, very strange and dichotomous winter. This week, we have winter storm warnings for Jacksonville, Florida;...
DATE: Jan. 8, 2018 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
Community service is a major component of the 4-H Youth Development program. At a minimum, 4-H members are required to participate in one community service event during the year. However, most 4-H...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
Olives – wait, what? I write this as I sit on the edge of a canal in Seville, Spain. I am immersing myself in the Mediterranean way of eating. They refer to the olive tree as the “tree of life.” I...
DATE: Dec. 7, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
Over the years, I’ve written articles that seem to initiate a response from Mother Nature that completely eliminates the need to do what I’m writing about. So, in hopes of that happening again...
DATE: Dec. 3, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
Each year, the La Plata County 4-H Council elects new youth officers to represent our organization. The team of officers works together throughout the year to plan, organize and implement a...
DATE: Nov. 16, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
Holidays are fast approaching, and we tend to spend more time baking, entertaining and making special treats and candy for gatherings. I’m starting to get more questions about tough dinner rolls,...
DATE: Nov. 9, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
You know time flies when you’re daydreaming in your office (extremely momentarily) about a topic for the monthly newspaper article and you see a certificate on the wall recognizing five years of...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
Who’s ready to do the monster mash? La Plata County 4-H would like to invite all local youths to our inaugural Halloween Ball. This free event will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct....
DATE: Oct. 18, 2017 | COLUMN: From the Extension Office
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