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Savvy DIYer Turns Coffee Filters Into Breathtaking Decor: 'So Simple Yet So Beautiful' - Hunker

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At the beginning of November each year, Mexicans around the world mark a holiday called Dia de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, to honor friends and relatives who have passed away. They do so with festivities and rituals that utilize in abundance a native flower, the marigold, or cempasúchil in the indigenous language of Nahuatl, which Aztec lore says lures their ancestors back to them with its strong musky smell...
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Skip Cookie-Cutter Towel Racks: A More Creative Way To Add Bathroom Storage - Hunker

Start by cutting and sanding two 20-inch long sides from the pallet wood, plus four shelf and back plates. Nail and glue the sides and shelves together and clamp them while they dry. Then, cut up the remaining pallet pieces for a small side shelf, again gluing, nailing, and clamping them. (In Mooney's video, the small side shelf pieces were cut narrower than the outer sides to allow room for a hinged door.) Next, use a table saw to cut four 45-degree angled pieces, each with an inset edge to fra...
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Hide Your Ugly Trash Can With A Clever Trick That's Perfect For Rustic Kitchens - Hunker

Making this rustic trash can hideaway requires just a few tools. Whatever barrel you're using, make sure you measure it before purchasing your trash can insert so it fits nicely inside. Next, clean the interior of the barrel with a damp rag. (Don't worry about any stains on the barrel; this staining is often mistaken for mold, but is usually harmless whiskey fungus.) When that's dry, simply insert the trash can inside the barrel, and inside of that place your trash bag. A 33 to 35 gallon trash c...
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Easily Remove Weeds From Gravel Driveways With A Back-Saving European Tool - Hunker

Dutch hoes have long handles (of either hardwood or carbon steel) and a metal blade head that gently slopes forward, rather than a downward-facing, 90-degree head like a common garden hoe. Dutch hoe blades usually have an open area on top that casts off the cut weeds as you move the blade through soil or gravel. The trick is to slice just under the surface, cutting off weeds at the root. Some blades have sharp faces on the top and bottom edge, so you get cutting action both when you push and whe...
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Trade In Traditional Metal Garden Beds: The Rust-Resistant Material That Lasts Longer - Hunker

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If you've been wanting to start a vegetable garden and are eyeing metal garden beds for their convenience and attractiveness, you might be surprised — and a bit overwhelmed — by the available choices. Metal beds come in a range of sizes and configurations. Some have open bottoms, some are enclosed at the base. Some are elevated on legs, while others sit flush with the ground. And, should you read the fine print un...
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Many Houses Had One In The '50s — Now It's The Organizer We Want In Our Kitchens - Hunker

Have you recently taken a deep dive into a cluttered kitchen drawer in search of that long-lost roll of waxed paper and subsequently cursed yourself for not being better organized? A vintage kitchen tri-roll dispenser could be a quick and easy solution to your frustrations. True, there are lots of DIY paper towel storage ideas. But few offer the function and style of a vintage tri-roll holder. 
A popular kitchen staple in the 1950s and 60s, the wall-mounted dispenser is actually three dispensers...
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Petal Pushers: Expanding the Season for Local Blooms - Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

By Kathleen McLaughlin


In October, when many Maine farmers are harvesting their last summer crops and preparing fields and beds for winter, Lee Cline is busily planting seeds and bulbs at Fox Hollow Farm in Lamoine, near Mount Desert Island. Time is of the essence: In a few short weeks the hard cold will set in and the days will dramatically shorten, limiting the light and warmth needed for the flowers to grow. But Cline knows the work done now will pay off in the spring, with an abundance of...
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Community-Based Sharing Tables Offer New Way to Ease Hunger in Maine - Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

By Kathleen McLaughlin


When a group of concerned citizens got together in Waldo County back in March 2020, they never thought they’d be starting a permanent channel for their neighbors in need to access free and fresh local produce. The first “Give and Take” sharing tables went in that year. Four years later, there are 22 tables — and counting.


Representatives of Waldo County’s food system mobilized quickly in a grassroots effort at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Viña Lindley, fo...
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Maine’s New Food Sovereignty Law Gets a Last-Minute Overhaul

But this way of doing business is increasingly under threat from over-regulation and Big Agriculture say advocates of a new law taking effect today called The Maine Food Sovereignty Act, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. Two other states, Wyoming and North Dakota, have enacted food sovereignty legislation, but Maine is the first state to officially recognize municipalities’ rights to enact their own local food ordinances.“I think Maine is leading the way,” said State Senator Tr...
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After Recent E.Coli Cases, Are Petting Zoos and Ag Fairs Safe for Kids? - Modern Farmer

But not so fast, say public health officials, who are calling again for increased safety and awareness following the death of a young child in Maine this fall. Twenty month-old Colton Guay died October 6 of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, a severe complication resulting from exposure to E.coli bacteria.
Colton’s father Jon Guay, a sheriff’s deputy in Androscoggin County, said he believes Colton contracted E.coli from visiting the petting zoo at the Oxford County Fair in September. “There is no doubt...