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By Dana Hayward PREVIEW Columnist January is the month when most gardeners cozy up with a seed catalogue and begin dreaming of the beautiful garden they’ll start come spring. Of…
CSU Extension: looking back and ahead
The calendar has turned and 2015 is off to an exciting start. The new year is often a time for reviewing our accomplishments and planning how to make our programs…
Keeping our pets safe this winter
By Brandye Kiker SUN Columnist While the winter weather has been slow to arrive this year, we are finally seeing our landscape shrouded in crisp, cold, white snow. With that…
4-H program helps build strong character
By Brandye Kiker PREVIEW Columnist The CSU Extension offices will be closed Jan. 1 for the New Year’s holiday. The Five Cs of Positive Youth Development are competence, confidence, character,…
Tips to avoid holiday overeating
The eating frenzy began at Halloween and will continue through new year’s holidays. We feast until the Super Bowl is over. But it isn’t necessary to hibernate during the festivities…
Feeding wild birds in winter
Attracting and feeding bird species that stay the winter here in southwest Colorado can add liveliness, color and song to your winter landscape. Many bird species, including chickadees, juncos, downy…
Help your holiday cacti provide outstanding blooms
Their blooms are magnificent, they can be long-lived and sometimes passed down to descendants and are easy to care for once you understand their needs. The Thanksgiving cactus (schlumbergera truncata)…
Holiday baking: Gluten-free and at high altitude
For many people that are gluten-intolerant, the holidays can be a difficult time. Holiday goodies such as cookies, cakes, pies, etc., usually contain some amount of gluten that is found…
Firewood and house log insects
As temperatures drop, many of us are warming our homes by burning wood in wood stoves and fireplaces. To make it easier to start that fire first thing in the…
Let’s talk turkey preparation and safety
Turkey is often the main dish at holiday meals, but if it is not prepared correctly and safely, it can cause foodborne illness. Follow these food safety guidelines prepared by…
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