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on July 29, 2013

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My Path to Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

As with many things in our lives, our passions arise from experience. I pulled my kids out of school for a week over pesticide use on the school grounds once. My main arguments were: 1) improper application per manufacturer's instructions (federal law) 2) not meeting the state notification guidelines (state law) Every school district has a notification system, in accordance with state law, for notifying parents of pesticide application. This falls under both a right to know and health concern for those who react to ingredients in the pesticides, including the inert ingredients like silica. I was on the list. Not only was I not notified of the application, I saw the sign when I dropped my kids off at school, but the notification did not meet the state guidelines. The school property was to have signage at entry points listing the product to be used, date of application, and who to contact with questions or concerns. There was one sign by the main office. Most students were

Brussel sprouts and red onion with a balsamic fig drizzle, and Chebe focaccia #figseason

Zone 5 Hardy Fig

I am attempting to save the hardy fig. It has had a hard couple of years of neglect, and was not wrapped last winter. In the past it has produced dozens of figs, but last season it did not produce well. Many of the branches are coming up from the base, and were growing prostate to the ground. I have staked the green branches upright, after pruning back all of the dead wood and cleaning out branches that crossed. The goal was to reshape the form more vase like so that it can be wrapped before winter. Now we wait...

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