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Urban Farming in Albany
I always enjoy Laura Hartmark's blog but her post on R.U.S.T. (stands for Radical Urban Sustainability Training) is a great picture storybook for what is going on with urban farmers and those of us who wish we were urban farmers.
> Tsia on 03/17/10

Elbow Grease
A lesson I recently learned: Salt, baking soda, and a coarse scrubbing pad can clean up a whole lot of things that you might think would require harsher chemicals. For example, I spilled noxious BLACK LEATHER DYE all over a laminate counter top. I tried mineral spirits and numerous other solvents before finding that mere BAKING SODA and a serious upper arm WORK-OUT took care of most of the dye, and a bit of bleach did the rest. Now I am stronger as well as smarter!
> logan on 03/17/10

Win a house in Maine
The only catch is that you need to be an artist! Now since when has that been an advantage. An artist couple in Maine are having a contest to give away their house. Write a 4000 word essay and pay a $50 entry fee and you have a chance. What a great idea all the way around: someone gets a house, the owners make some money and are able to get rid of their house in a bum economy. I freaking love Maine.
> Tsia on 01/23/10

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