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4-H puts emphasis on science, technology

Last month, thousands of youths across the country celebrated the sixth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day. This year’s experiment was designed by colleagues of mine at Colorad...

DATE: Nov 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

CSU research puts dementia in new light

With each decade of life, our deep fears change. Some are realized and some are not. The fear of brain deterioration, memory loss and a loss of independence affects many of us. ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

In finest season, school garden project a joy

Two more days until the weekend. I find it difficult on these crisp fall days to sit inside the office, catching up on phone calls, emails and webinars, while the last of the sunlight dips b...

DATE: Oct 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

The 4-H year has begun, join a club now

The 2013-14 La Plata County 4-H program has begun. Open enrollment has started, and now is a great time for new families to join a club. The best way to see if a particular club ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Can or freeze your excess tomatoes

For many of us, gardens produce abundant quantities of tomatoes. There can be too much to eat, and when we start getting sores in our mouths, we know it’s time to stop. But what ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Apples: From Asia to Buckley Park

The apple. Malus spp. The fruit, synonymous with fall, school teachers Newton’s universal law of gravity, has a past much more storied than what many Americans believed started with Johnny A...

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

‘Code of the West’ can serve county’s 4-H’ers

The recent storms have caused considerable damage to our great state of Colorado. My thoughts and well wishes go out to all the victims and people affected by the destructive weather. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

When using the proper recipe, natural cleaners are effective

Homemade cleaners are surfacing more frequently as we are put off by chemicals in our lives. Often touted as natural, eco-friendly and less expensive, safe cleaning can be serio...

DATE: Sep 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

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