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  1. What does your family emergency plan look like?

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    kit.  Following a disaster, clean drinking water may not be available.  Your regular water source could ... account: One gallon of water per person, per day, for drinking and sanitation. Children, nursing mothers ... double. Keep at least a three day supply of water per person. It is recommended you purchase commercially ...

  2. Welcome Summer Festivities with Geraniums

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    every 2-4 weeks with an all-purpose fertilizer will keep them blooming and vigorous. Water them whenever ... the plant producing blooms instead of setting seeds. In our Midwest climate, these plants keep ... spring and blooms profusely in early summer. Known commonly as cranesbill, it does best when planted ...

  3. Steady Goes It on the Ice and Snow

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    ·       Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration, which can affect your balance as well as how your ... The Ohio Department of Aging gives tips on how to "Win Winter."  These tips include such ... things as dressing defensively, walking wisely, pack with power, keeping connected and honing healthy ...

  4. Power go out? Here's what to do with food

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    If this is your current situation: " My power just went out, how long will my food be safe ... as an insulated cooler if you do not open it. Refrigerated foods should keep at least 24 hours and ... refrigerator are still cold to the touch, they are safe. If they are room temperature may need pitched (most ...

  5. Caring For Your Christmas Cactus

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    tropical rainforest of Brazil. Most “Christmas Cactus” plants in bloom this time of the year are actually ... Thanksgiving cactus plants bloom slightly earlier in the year, they are more often available in bloom before ... Christmas. There is also a similar Easter Cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, that blooms, you guessed it, in ...

  6. Winter Holiday Safety

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    blanket there are some precautions you want to make sure you are taking to keep you and your family safe ... expose the fresh wood. This allows for better water absorption and will help to keep your tree from ... gift-wrap ribbons and lit candles. Do not let pets drink water in the base of your live Christmas tree if ...

  7. Questions about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)?

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    litter to limit exposure to and contamination from wild animals. Use drinking water sourced from ... a contained supply  (well or municipal system). Do not use surface water for drinking or cleaning. Clean and ... Biosecurity and best management practices include: Prevent contact with wild birds and waterfowl.  Keep birds ...

  8. Cooking With Kids Program- Dragons Love Tacos

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    hygiene and strategies for keeping food safe. • Literacy Skills – Dragons Love Tacos literacy theme. ... full of fun and hands on learning. Objectives include: • Farm to table concepts – kids will learn how ... their toppings started at the farm and end on their taco! • Safe food handling – kids will learn healthy ...

  9. Come to the Farm Zone at the Butler County Fair!

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    safely seal your food.  The OSU smoothie bike will also be in the Farm Zone.  Make sure to stop in to try ... be sure to stop by to see the results of our Cabbage Contest at 1:00 p.m.! Monday, July 22 nd  -  ... rd  -  Have fun with Butler County Soil and Water Conservation District Day at the Farm Zone.  Learn ...

  10. Putting your Garden to Bed for the Winter

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    freezing temperatures.  Fall tilling keeps your soil loose and friable and is a real help for an easy till ... amazing how many leaves you can work into your soil.  In the spring, I till these rotted leaves into the ... brush, if needed.  Oil them with vegetable oil to keep them from rusting and store them in the garden ...

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