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Common Food Safety Mistakes

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No matter how good of a cook you are, if you make someone sick—that is what they will always remember.  Food safety is something we all need to be conscious of EVERY time we prepare food.  Do you think you do a good job?  Did you wash your hands? Did you sanitize your food prep area before making dinner?  Are your dishes really clean?  Did you just scratch your head, and then make a sandwich?  It really is that quick. 
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Terrarium Gardening

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This week we planted dianthus flowers in terrariums.  This was inexpensive for a few reasons.  Our horticulturist was given 12 terrariums from a liquor store to use.  They held small liquor bottles.  It took me two days to remove the liquor stickers—but they are very nice bowls.  I was also able to use some left over OmaGro to fill them.  This will also give the plants some well needed fertilizer to start them out.  Passers-by think they are fish bowls! 
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Gardening Dilemmas

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We’ve had record rain and record heat—and it’s only July 1.  As with everything in life—it’s always something!  Last week we discussed fertilizer.  To demonstrate how plants take up fertilizer and nutrients, the children made dots with markers on paper towels, and then they placed the end in a small bowl of water to watch the colors rise.  It was an extremely simple way to demonstrate this principle. This week we harvested some of our radishes and more lettuce.  The children
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