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PHOTO GALLERY UPDATED: For more photos of Bill Parrott's Old Mill Pond Museum visit our photo gallery.
PHOTO GALLERY UPDATED: For more photos of Bill Parrott's Old Mill Pond Museum visit our photo gallery.
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Migrating birds find warm welcome in Texas
ANAHUAC — Driving through Chambers County, , mere miles from the Gulf of Mexico, rice fields are green and birds are swooping through the air while rain showers build and dissipate on the horizon. This tranquil coastal scene is a sharp contrast to what some coastal counties in the United States are facing now that oil from the Deepwater Horizon well has reached their shorelines, their wildlife and habitat.
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Birth of America's Breadbasket
Most of the 33 million schoolchildren in this country today have never set foot on a farm. In fact, only two of every 100 Americans now live on a farm, and less than 1 percent of the 300 million people in our country claim farming as their occupation.
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Keep a family dairy cow and enjoy milk, cream, cheese and more
A dairy cow provides lots of practical benefits. Perhaps the most notable is that cows eating a grass-based diet can provide great-tasting dairy products that are more nutritious and flavorful than those you can buy in most grocery stores. Raising a family dairy cow is a fun experience, plus it’s a great step toward self-sufficiency and food security. Surplus dairy products from the cow and meat from calves could even bring in extra income for your family. Keeping a homestead dairy cow is a big commitment though, so you’ll want to prepare carefully.
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Texas-Style Tiny
As the owner of Discovery Architectural Antiques in Gonzales, Brad Kittel hated seeing piles of excess building materials go to waste. When he started putting them to use creating one-of-a-kind tiny dwellings, Tiny Texas Houses was born.
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A pickling frenzy
Ask a hundred people what their favorite pickle recipe is and they will probably give a hundred different answers.
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Cherokee County AgriLife Extension hosting block party
The Cherokee County AgriLife Extension Agency wants to build a stronger community by helping build stronger families – starting with yours.
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Bee List: Tips for June
It appears that the Tallow flow has already begun. You need to make sure that your bees have enough room too store the nectar. Back in the 70's and 80's we used to pile on the supers and come back a couple of weeks later to make sure they still had enough room.
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Pest-Free Naturally
In many climates, warm weather brings bugs. While a few ants, fleas or silverfish can be a nuisance, an invasion may tempt you to reach for the bug spray. Don’t do it! This heavyhanded approach can unleash toxic compounds that put your family’s health at risk.
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Beekeeping the chemical free way
It’s been more than 40 years since Dennis Brown first started working with bees after he saw a demonstration hive at a store in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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Bee adventures
Armed with my book, “First Lessons in Beekeeping,” a veil, a hive tool and a hive of bees, Christina and I began our quest to raise some backyard bees.
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