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Thank God For Volunteers
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dhanny
Last summer my husband had a total hip replacement. Then in the fall, he had a knee replacement. As a result, our yard and flower beds were terribly neglected. It was all I could do to take out the garbage and pick the strawberries and green beans. By this spring the flower beds were really…
The Pediatric Pumpkin Patch
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dhanny
To the far right of the jail garden lies their pumpkin patch. They call it The Pediatric Pumpkin Patch because of what they do with it. This is the largest plot of land , except maybe the sweet corn, that is used for only one crop. The big orange pumpkins fill the field with color…
Chicken Poop
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dhanny
To the far left of the garden we found a chicken coop and run. The inmates have been raising their chickens and butchering them in 2010. Last year the chickens produced 600 pounds of meat. The inmates don’t get much red meat or pork. Because of local donations, the garden and chicken programs have been…
A History Lesson
By
dhanny
I understand that World War I wasn’t really the first world war. In the early 19th century, France and England were fighting throughout the world. England was trying to stop trade between Canada and the young United States. At the same time, the U.S. expansion was being complicated by the English who were lending their…
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