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Food scraps produce harmful greenhouse gases in a landfill and little to none in a compost pile. Solana Center’s knowledgeable speakers will present practical solutions for reducing food waste ...

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“The garlic you mostly buy is almost always soft neck, which has a flexible plaitable stem ... Plant the bulbs beneath the ...