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The Getty Announces Locations for 10 Free Community Art Festivals across Los Angeles

First festival kicks off May 14–15 in Inglewood with live music, art activations, food trucks, and more In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Getty Center, the Getty Trust and a diverse group of community partners are launching a 10-part series of free outdoor art festivals in neighborhoods across Los Angeles County from May 14 to August 28. Each festival, produced by Community Arts Resources, … Continue reading The Getty Announces Locations for 10 Free Community Art Festivals across Los Angeles

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Healthy Living

The Pecan Is the Texas State Tree And Is Native To 150 Counties

Agri Life Extension, Home Fruit Production-Pecans This reliable source will give you everything needed to grow this magnificent tree. Soil and site requirements, purchasing. Bare root, container and large transplanting. Varieties and a good chart that shows which variety does best in certain areas of Texas. Pollination, early pollen shedding and late shedding varieties. Planting, spacing and training. Pruning mature trees “No Topping!” Fertilization for … Continue reading The Pecan Is the Texas State Tree And Is Native To 150 Counties

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Rooted in Traditional Indigenous Ways of Knowing—A Collaboration Between IAIA and the Jane Goodall Institute USA

The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) USA is partnering with the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) to increase programming for both IAIA’s Land-Grant programs and JGI’s USA Roots & Shoots youth program in Indigenous communities. The exciting new partnership with the JGI’s USA Roots & Shoots program will offer a summer internship for one IAIA student and five to eight mini-grants for Indigenous youth. The private launch event … Continue reading Rooted in Traditional Indigenous Ways of Knowing—A Collaboration Between IAIA and the Jane Goodall Institute USA

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“Wolfgang”, The Moveable Feast of 2021: A Film Review About One “Hella’ Life!” Where Food Is Life And Life Is Very Good Food

By Vernon Nickerson Can we all agree Wolfgang is a hetero-rock god’s first attempt at a reflection that strongly hints at the tell-all memoir that I predict audiences will crave after watching an epic plate of delicious small bites, tastefully delivered like all of Alexander Wolfgang Puck’s culinary arts masterworks? Well, gentle readers, we cannot have that conversation to agree or disagree unless you all … Continue reading “Wolfgang”, The Moveable Feast of 2021: A Film Review About One “Hella’ Life!” Where Food Is Life And Life Is Very Good Food

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A Large Part Of Growing Food Is In Preserving Your Crops

By Jannie Vaught From Fruit to Vegetables the lasting result is a pantry full of healthy preserved food. About this time of the growing season, I am taking stock of what I am going to need in a few months. My preserving methods are easy. I can tomatoes and all the stone fruit according to the USDA food safety and use the Blue Ball canning … Continue reading A Large Part Of Growing Food Is In Preserving Your Crops

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Yes, It Is The Seed Starting Time for This Gardener

By Jannie Vaught This week I carefully went through my seed collection and did a plan for what I want to grow this year along with the much-worn garden journal. We are focusing on the variety we know to grow well for us, Celebrity is one we really like, Italian paste and a cherry for salad and garden snacking. It is pea time and we … Continue reading Yes, It Is The Seed Starting Time for This Gardener

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Pollinators Are High On The List This Season

    By Jannie Vaught     And for this gardener, it has been a high priority for building and growing habitat for them. Here’s what we all can do to help our pollinators survive and thrive. As you plan your gardens make sure there are many flowering plants that are blooming well into the fall. Plant native plants and even grasses that sustain places … Continue reading Pollinators Are High On The List This Season

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Movie Review, The Environment

“Food Evolution” A Film Which Has Something Important To Add To The Conversation

By: Lori Hoffman  “Food Evolution” is a documentary From Academy Award®-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy (THE GARDEN, FAME HIGH, OT: OUR TOWN) and narrated by Neil DeGrasse Tyson showing both sides of the GMO debate around the world. The film portrays the idea that people develop beliefs based on their gut and due to this, non-GMO advocates are challenging empirical scientific evidence. When results are … Continue reading “Food Evolution” A Film Which Has Something Important To Add To The Conversation

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“On Her Own” A Story Of Unwavering Resilience, Preseverance And Faith

By: Austin Winter-Chase ON HER OWN was selected for VIDEO LIBRARIAN magazine’s BEST DOCUMENTARIES list of 2015  It has also gone on  to great acclaim to be a part of other Film Festivals such as Hot Docs Film Festival,  Doc Fest Film Festival and many more. While reflecting about what the consequences of our impact is having and how we can better be stewards of the … Continue reading “On Her Own” A Story Of Unwavering Resilience, Preseverance And Faith

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Christmas Lobster Tails

Originally Posted on: thiswifeslife.com It is always a great time for Lobster! You will finds a great recipe for lobster tails below We hope you enjoy it. I’m a serious flat-lander. Meaning I’ve grown up where a hill can’t be found for as far as the eye can see. Also, living landlocked all my life I’ve never really known the delicious taste of fresh seafood. Nor … Continue reading Christmas Lobster Tails

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Time To Check The Vegetable Planting Guide

By Jannie Vaught After the gloom overcast days it is so wonderful to see sunshine! This morning the garden list said “Look at Vegetable Planting Guide”. First you need to know what is your growing zone. Go to the USDA Hardiness zone finder, put in your zip code and there you are your planting zone. We are 8B here in central Texas, but this can also … Continue reading Time To Check The Vegetable Planting Guide

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Perkins Coffee Haus: A Phenomenal Experience

    As one enters Perkins Coffee Haus one can not help but notice the  warm and comfortable atmosphere. On the walls are the works of different artists. There are people drinking their coffee, others working on  their laptops and  there’s those that are just sitting back enjoying the pleasant surroundings.     I as I go  to order I am surprised to learn that … Continue reading Perkins Coffee Haus: A Phenomenal Experience

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Healthy Living

Collard Greens: The Poor Mans Crop

By Jannie Vaught   The subject of fall garden has been the topic of conversation. Are you putting in a fall garden is what I usually get asked and Yes is the answer! A fall garden is often more productive and use less water. Always a plus. Another oldie but goodie garden plant are Collard Greens. Collards are in the brassica family along with cabbage, … Continue reading Collard Greens: The Poor Mans Crop

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Arts, Healthy Living

OKRA!! Still Going Strong

By Jannie Vaught   The garden seems to be on vacation as the sustained heat has all but dried everything to a crisp. But there is a friend in the garden that is still going strong and that is OKRA!! Abelmoschus Esculentus, AKA, lady fingers, bhindi, bania and gumbo. A flowering plant in the Mallow Family. The origins of this plant is disputed, Africa, Egypt … Continue reading OKRA!! Still Going Strong

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Growing green and Planning For the Fall

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Jannie Vaught

 

Time to plan for your fall and winter garden!

Already?

 

As the twilight of the cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes happens it is again time to consider the bountiful fall garden. First tomatoes, when your plants start to wither and show signs of stress, that’s when the pruners come out. Clean them up by removing all succors, dead branches and chop them to about 18 inches. Leave enough foliage leaves so they can regenerate. These shortened plants will become your fall tomatoes and will produce well, even green tomatoes if the frost is early.
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