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  1. Threshold Gardens, Food for Your Future Cheryl J. Shenkle April 2022 When you graduated from High School, it was a Threshold to a new future made possible. When you married, it was “over the Threshold” to build a new family for the future. So, what is a Threshold Garden? If you have never gardened before with the intention of learning exactly how to make plants grow then this is your opportunity to cross the Threshold to a new era of successful gardening. Penn State Extension Master Gardeners exist to teach people how to grow their own healthy and inexpensive food as easily as possible. There are no chemicals, no fad driven name brand fertilizers or soils, no huge list of beautiful foods everyone expects to see in a garden, just what you know for certain you will eat. Today we see stainless steel trays of chilled food, the origins and quality of which we have no idea, at a cost which can sky rocket at every crisis. In worst case scenarios, the product may not even make it to market, or not enough of it is available. What does arrive is almost guaranteed to have been sprayed from the time it emerged in a greenhouse or a miles long field with diesel machinery, petroleum solutions, and speculators buying and selling lots and cases for financial gain, from countries all over the world where farming may be totally unregulated. Yes, it usually looks right, smells OK, tastes about how we expect it to, but at what cost to our health? There is no way to know exactly what is in that food. Fungicides, fumigants, pesticides, preservatives, colorants and anti-dessicants, in approximately 1000 different available formulations can be on your food. Organics are almost always sprayed also, but with safer, less toxic sprays. Does it affect humans? You decide. However, for our streams, beneficial insects, beneficial micro-organisms, farm workers, wild pollinator plants and insects, forests and wild ecosystems, there is very little safe space left. Chemicals spread. So, what can you do if you choose? There is a Threshold into a safer food future right in your own backyard. I know, it can be downright perplexing, not to mention heart breaking when an entire crop fails, succumbs to insects or pests, or simply won’t grow to a harvestable size. If you have tried in the past and given it up as a bad idea, then let us help you with a Threshold Garden project. This year we will be providing three Threshold Square Foot Gardens with all seeds provided and personal assistance from beginning to end. It is 4 x 8 feet and is designed as a learning project to take 1-2 persons into the future of successful gardening. This is our Experimental Year in which we will sort out the bugs (ahem) and teach individuals how to grow successfully what they want to eat in small portions. Once this year is complete, the grower will know how to raise specific vegetables that they choose to have in greater amounts. From the approximately 20 veggies that will be grown, possibly only 5-10 of them might be preferred in larger amounts. Those will be among the crops that will be grown in smaller amounts this year. The rest, like spinach, kale, okra, can be left for others to grow. Actually they may end up being your healthiest favorites! You may be excited by the flavors when they are as perfect as nature and good culture can grow them. No off tastes, no weird varieties, no excess that you don’t know how to deal with, just meal sized experiments this year to expand on next year. Perhaps you love radishes. How about a small crop of them every week or so, all summer? Would you like a small crop of beets or fresh carrots from time to time? How about a meal or so of green beans picked at the peak of freshness, and what about peas in your favorite variety? What about fresh Okra for breakfast once a week in season? The list goes on and on. Even asparagus can be grown in smaller amounts. If you decide you want bushels of anything next year, then you will know exactly how to do it in a larger planting bed. Didn’t like beets before but love them fresh from the garden and roasted, then you can do that! With the question of food safety, quality and taste in current times, you can create more of your own food supply and learn to love doing it in the process. Gardening is good for the body, mind and soul. Stressed? Well, take a daily walk to your garden with the intention of concentrating on its health and welfare, and you’ll walk away with a better outlook on life. Gardeners become addicted to gardening for a reason, and it’s not always food. Sometimes it’s how we cope with the world around us and learn true peace in ourselves. If you are interested in our experiment this year and you have never gardened before, we would love to introduce you to a good gardening experience with a mentor. We will all learn in the process. Hopefully we will be able to expand the program next year to a larger group. Just contact the Master Gardeners at 814-849-7361 Extension 508 and leave a message. One of us will get back to you with an application. There is no cost, but this first year is directed to the needs of 1-2 people at each garden, both of whom can work on the garden. There will be readily available assistance for questions and direction. At the end of the season there will be an evaluation for the benefit of our program. If you have a gardening question, please forward it to the main office using the Master Gardener Extension. We will also do presentations for any group making a request. We look forward to suggestions for articles also. Certified Master Gardeners are local volunteers trained by Penn State to answer Horticulture questions with properly researched information. For a “best practices” answer to your question, call Penn State Jefferson County Extension to leave a message at 849-7361, Ext 508, e-mail cjs5618@psu.edu, or mail your question to 186 Main Street, Suite 3, Brookville, PA 15825. Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
  2. I mean THIS IS RIGHT IN YOUR FACE!! ... and most of you just turn your cheek and go on with your lives. Joe, how many thousand miles?? oh right, "17" On this vote, America has taken one huge step forward to becoming more like Sodom and Gomorrah than ever before… I hope every Christian out there that voted for Joe or didn’t vote at all because they didn’t like Trumps tweets feels rocked to their core over this woman now presiding at the highest level of justice in our country… A woman, that couldn’t define a woman. A woman, that gave leniency to child sex offenders. A woman, that supports teaching kids that the color of our skin determines who we are, and how we should see others… you did this…
  3. This would be GREAT for Closing Arguments against The Bidens, Democrats, Rhino's, MSM, Big Tech and 51 Former Intelligent Officials. Let's save time and combine all of them into one TRIBUNAL!!
  4. I’m not a biologist but this woman is awesome 👏🏻
  5. Richard “Dick” Kuntz, age 77 of DuBois, PA, died Thursday, April 7, 2022 at his residence. Born on July 7, 1944 in DuBois, PA, he was the son of the late John and Fayette (Shaffer) Kuntz. He was a graduate of the DuBois Area High School Class of 1962. On July 10, 1965 he married Nancy L. (Hand) Kuntz. She preceded him in death on September 25, 2019. Dick retired from Sensus Metering as a tool and die maker after over 40 years of service. He was a member of the Sabula United Methodist Church where he was active in church affairs. He enjoyed gardening and above all, he loved his time with his family. Dick is survived by two daughters (Colleen O’Harah & her husband Daniel of Reynoldsville, PA and Becky McClure & her husband Tom of Curwensville, PA), seven grandchildren (Jackie Kurten, Amanda & Greg Weber, Ashley Munoz, Emily DiIulio and Bryce & Zach McClure), three great grandchildren; (Stella & Geno Kurten and Isaac Munoz) and one great grandchild on the way. He was also preceded in death by one daughter (Missy Weber). Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2022 from 1 – 4 PM at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 11 AM from the funeral home with Pastor Butch Brunner officiating. Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Sabula United Methodist Church, 259 Kilmer Road, DuBois, PA 15801. Online condolences can be sent to http://baronickfuneralhome.com/obituaries
  6. We might as well blame this one on Trump too, like everything else.
  7. This is data from Jan 30th to Feb 5th My honest opinion is that they are adding vaccine and unknown deaths to their total. We will definitely find the TRUTH soon. God Bless America! https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/seven-days-18000-deaths-look-omicrons-deadliest-week-rcna22874?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
  8. What is going on here?? You wouldn't believe me if I told ya .. TRUTH IS COMING https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/queens-death-plans-leaked-by-welsh-government-in-email-mistake/news-story/aad07cfed203144f68be2a33f8536fe1
  9. Asia - Only Time Will Tell - live 2010
  10. Look at the difference from OUR headlines to Australia's. Let me tell you, there is enough evidence on that laptop to execute and/or punish many many people for TREASON, TRAFFICKING, PEDOPHILIA etc..... Hunter was so paranoid that he put spyware on ALL of his family phones and guess where he stored all of those recordings on?? YES, on this laptop from HELL !! By the way, Trump & the Military do have EVERYTHING!!
  11. HMMMMMM ,,,,, Looks like about 2 years too late!! Can you imagine the number of lives we could of saved if they would of done this in April of 2020? https://www.wate.com/news/politics/bill-that-would-allow-ivermectin-to-be-sold-over-the-counter-in-tn-passes-senate/
  12. Well, she can't give a description on what a woman really is and thinks it is fine to reduce guilty sentences to Pedophiles & porn offenders I think the time is very soon ....
  13. Everybody knew he was "THE BIG GUY" 2 years ago. There were just too many sheep that were sound asleep or brainwashed. This is round 2 with the same exact info as before .... WAKE-UP!! https://elamerican.com/president-biden-son-hunter-business-dealings/
  14. What is Elon Musk Preparing for? .. and who is that guy I circled? Elon is preparing for the Tesla Tower in Milford , Texas. The man circled is "NIKOLA TESLA"
  15. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? – Chicago (Leonid & Friends cover)
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