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Feeling ‘bleh’ about your garden? Plant some bulbs

I enjoy watching my landscape change with the months of the year – bulbs in the spring, flowering shrubs and trees in the early summer, perennials throughout the summer and the vegetable gar...

DATE: Sep 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Celebrate Neighborhood Days with friends

La Plata County is celebrating Neighborhood Days. Neighborhood Days provide our communities the opportunity to meet, reconnect and strengthen the bonds neighbors have with each other. This i...

DATE: Sep 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Time to prepare to preserve tomatoes

“Este paratus.” While we horticulturists sometimes like to wax Latin with our binomial nomenclature, this is not the genus and species of some exotic plant. It translates as “be prepared.” ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

When canning, adjust recipe for altitude

Gardens are now producing because of the monsoon season, and many gardeners are preserving their produce. After seeing many of the canning entries at fairs in La Plata, Montezuma...

DATE: Aug 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

4-H volunteers, participants make a leader proud

Volunteers are the heart of 4-H. Each year, I am continually grateful and appreciative for the hard work and dedication the La Plata County 4-H volunteers exhibit. This wonderful...

DATE: Aug 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Celebrate our heritage, culture at the fair

Hour two into an eight-hour flight, leg one of a three-leg day. Isn’t flying fun? Airlines have taught us that if we actually wind up at our final destination, close to being on t...

DATE: Aug 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

80:20 rule: A simple path to health

Well, now, who would have expected it? Eating more produce and certain grains may help prevent the development of multiple chronic diseases. This is the conclusion from a study i...

DATE: Jul 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Choose your college major carefully; it will affect student-loan repayment

Go to college to gain knowledge and become a better human being. Do what you love, and the money will follow. In today’s world, this dream needs a little substance. The right coll...

DATE: Jul 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Campers discover their inner scientist

Happy Independence Day. It’s time to celebrate the good old red, white and blue. I hope everyone gets to enjoy the holiday in a fun and safe manner. I want to give a big “thank y...

DATE: Jul 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

At farmers market, learn about food

Even though I would never consider myself a “social butterfly,” I am not short on the gift of gab. If you get me talking about broad topics such as farming, gardening, landscapin...

DATE: Jun 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

High-altitude adjustments will raise your baking game

Are you a transplant or summer resident having trouble with your cooking and baked goods? Do your cakes and meringues fall, is your rice hard, are your eggs raw or is your bread lacking flav...

DATE: Jun 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Local 4-H’ers to compete in state contests

La Plata County 4-H is excited to send 15 of its members to the Colorado State 4-H Conference next week in Fort Collins. The 2013 Colorado State 4-H Conference will be held Monda...

DATE: Jun 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office