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The Consumer Financial Emergency Survival Kit booklet from the New England Consumer Advisory Group provides consumers with basic helpful guidance and resources on a broad range of consumer financial topics. It is available free from the Cheshire County UNH Cooperative Extension office at 800 Park Avenue in Keene. It can be mailed for $3 if you can't get by the office to pick it up. Topics include auto loans, banking institutions, budgeting, credit (cards, counseling, reporting), debit cards, debt (collection, repossession, management), foreclosure, home equity lines of credit, identity theft, mortgages, overdraft protection and tenants' rights in foreclosure.
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Forestry
TREE & SHRUB SEEDLINGS
Tr ee and shrub seedlings are now available for purchase from the New Hampshire State Nursery for reforestation, Christmas tree, and wildlife purposes. Norway Spruce, White Spruce, Red Spruce, Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Red Pine, Scotch Pine, Balsam Fir are some of the available conifers. Arrowwood, Fragrant Sumac, Highbush Cranberry, Dogwood, Rose, Wild Raisin, Beach Plum, Elderberry, Winterberry Holly, Bayberry, Hazelnut seedlings are some of the other species available. Also, a Christmas Tree sampler package of 25 trees and special Wildlife/Songbird, Wetlands, Native Species, and Winter Survival packages are available containing 25 assorted trees and shrubs. The 2012 catalog can be accessed at their website www.nhnursery.com or our office 352-4550. Seedlings can be ordered now with delivery being made to county drop off point in late April or early May.
Characteristics of Christmas Tree Species To make sure they get a fresh tree, many families enjoy cutting their own tree from a local Christmas tree farm. It makes a nice adventure in trying to find just the right tree. The NH Christmas Tree Promotion Board has prepared a statewide listing of N.H. Christmas trees. Visit nhchristmastrees.com . Click here for Christmas Tree Species Characteristics. |
4-H and Youth 2011 Cheshire County 4-H Annual Awards The 4-H Council in conjunction with the Showtime! 4-H Club recently sponsored the annual 4-H Awards Dinner where 4-H leaders along with 4-H members were recognized for outstanding achievements and accomplishments. County medals were awarded to members whose records or resumes have shown noteworthy levels of achievement, leadership and service within their project areas.
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Important Reminder to all 4-H Families ALL members and leaders need to fill out new 4-H enrollment form for the 2011 - 2012 4-H year. Contact your club organizational leader for this form. You can also fill out an enrollment form online. |
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Agriculture
Make A Haven From Those Wintertime Blahs
Margaret Hagen, UNH Cooperative Extension Educator
If you're sick of icy roads, icy sidewalks and icy parking lots, why not create a small haven from winter that you can enjoy from your fireside chair? Terrariums are Lilliputian landscapes that are challenging and fun to construct. They also provide hours of fun
and enjoyment as you watch their growth and development.
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Protect Your Landscape From Winter's Ravages
Margaret Hagen, UNH Cooperative Extension Educator
New Hampshire's winter weather will be arriving so before you settle in don't forg et that there may be a few late chores to attend to.
Do you have spring flowering bulbs that somehow did not get planted earlier this fall when they should have? If you are in this situation, plant them anyway. Even though the ideal planting time has come and gone, your bulbs will be better off in the ground than in any other place. These bulbs may take a year or so to adjust themselves but eventually they should come around. (full article)
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Family & Consumer Resources
Peanut Butter Recall
In November, the J.M. Smucker Company announced a limited voluntary recall on two specific Best-If-Used-By dates of 16 oz. Smucker'sŪ Natural Peanut Butter Chunky because it may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
The affected product, which is packaged in 16 oz. jars, is as follows: ▸ UPC: 5150001701 (located on the side of the jar's label below
the bar code) ▸ Production Codes: 1307004 and 1308004 ▸ Best-If-Used-By dates: August 3, 2012 and August 4, 2012 ▸ Chunky product only (not creamy) ▸ Impacted product would have been purchased between
November 8 - 17, 2011 No other products of The J.M. Smucker Company are affected by this recall. No illnesses related to this issue have been reported and the product is being recalled out of an abundance of caution for consumer safety. Consumers who have purchased Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter Chunky with the above Production Code and Best-If-Used-By dates are urged to discard the product immediately and call the company at 1-888-550-9555 for a replacement coupon. Learn more about this recall from the Food and Drug Administration . Tiny Tastes Can Total Big Calories Over the Winter Holidays
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 Food & Nutrition Cheshire County is Cooking with Nutrition Connections! One great thing about working for Nutrition Connections is trying new recipes with the groups I teach. Sometimes the recipes are new to the group and sometimes they are new to me! When I forget to bring an ingredient, we create a new recipe. (This happened just once!) One favorite of mine this fall was "Secret Ingredient Macaroni and Cheese." We cooked and pureed fresh cauliflower. Next we added it to our cheese sauce. It was a successfully stealthy way to add vegetables to a crowd pleasing dish. The simple addition of black beans to taco meat was a pleasant surprise for one cooking group and a few leaves of fresh spinach added to a cheese quesadilla met with approval in another. It just goes to prove that you don't need to completely rewrite your menu in order to make your meals healthier. (full article) |
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