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Maple Syrup
Every year, when I burn the season's orchard prunings, I watch the piles of flaming foliage and smoldering embers and regret that all...
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Lessons from last year's garden
Last year was the first year I planted a garden. Oh, I've grown container tomatoes and had beans and cucumbers in raised beds, but last...