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Bonner County Gardeners

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Sandpoint Spring Runoff

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Meditating on the things of God

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Bears are active from April 1st to November 30th. Take these precautions to keep your families, livestock and pets safe.

Store trash, livestock and pet food and other bear attractants in a secure location such as your garage or shop.

Store your barbeque in a secure location such as your garage or shop when you are not using it.

Use electric fencing to keep bears out of livestock pens, beehives, gardens, orchards, berry patches and compost piles. Pick fruits immediately when ripened.

Dispose of dead livestock through sanitation services or inside a boneyard that is protected by electric fencing.

Put bird feeders away until December 1st.

Bring pets inside at night.

Keep car doors and windows closed.

Purchase and learn how to use bear spray.

Do not feed bears!

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From the Editor

The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023 Volume 23 Issue 4

Let’s All Be Safe Out There

If you missed Chase Youngdahl’s bi-monthly weed article in our last issue you really should go back and check it out. I laughed so hard I cried when I read his musings on the 12 seasons of North Idaho, particularly “Hell’s Front Porch”. So funny!

As of this writing in early April, Spring is still wrestling Winter for control and it is always a ride. Snow, hail, wind, rain, sunshine, more rain and wind, and hail. It takes a few weeks but spring conquers eventually. I just have to be patient. But it is getting tougher!

The receding glaciers in my north yard are in stark contrast to the blooming daffodils in the south yard, those hearty harbingers of spring. It is common to see these sunny yellow beauties blooming in a drift of snow.

Once again I have hope. After all, if the daffodils believe spring is coming, who am I to argue??

This issue of the Round Up will take us from late Spring into early summer which begins the rush of north Idahoans to cram as much living into the next 6 months as possible. We will be in our gardens, on our porches, hiking trails, horsebacks, kayaks and everything in between with our dogs, kids, horses, and significant others. So while we are out there living like no one else, let’s be safe.

The Idaho Conservation League reminds us that it is bear season. This really is not to be trifled with. If you are new to the area you need to know about all the wildlife that calls north Idaho home. Some of our wildlife is happy with grass and fresh water. Some, however, are eying your chickens, cats, and dogs and small prey like fawns. They will not let you get in the way of a much needed meal. As my Dad was fond of telling me when I would go out for a ride, “...you may not see them, but they see you.” This is not to scare you but to prepare you for a fun day in the great outdoors.

The CO-OP just finished our Annual Tree Sale and George says “Thanks So Much” to everyone whom showed up to make it another success. We could not get all the trees and shrubs we had hoped for but you folks were kind and understanding.

So, lets all get out there and enjoy the great outdoors in all the ways we can for all the time we can for the next six months. Plant those trees.

Hike that mountain. Take those kids fishing. Know the wildlife in your area.

And let’s all be safe out there!

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Bits and Pieces

The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023 Volume 23 Issue 4

Spring/Summer 2023 Extension Classes All classes will be held at the Boundary County Ex-

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tension Office, unless otherwise noted. Pre-registration required. Contact the Boundary County Extension Office to register: 208-267-3235.

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Gardening 101, $5 Thursday, May 11, 1-3pm

This class is geared towards those new to gardening or desiring to brush up on the basics. Participants will learn about site selection and preparation, proper soil and plant fertility needs, crop rotation and spacing, and what types of plants grow well in North Idaho.

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Jerky Making 101, FREE Thursday, May 18, 11am-Noon Online via Zoom

In this class you will be learning how to safely make your own jerky using an electric food dehydrator. This class will cover how to make jerky from a variety of meats including beef and wild game. You will also learn some techniques for drying other foods at home such as fruits and vegetables.

To register, go to https://bit.ly/jerky2023.

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Planting for Pollinators, $5 Tuesday, May 23, 1-3pm

This class will discuss plant varieties that benefit pollinators, and habitat of the pollinator, as well as pollinator preservation. Join us to learn what you can do to increase the number of pollinators in your garden.

2023 Noxious Weeds Seminar, $5 Thursday, May 25 ,1-4pm Attendees will be introduced to basic pesticide safety, sprayer calibration, & noxious weed identification and control. 3 Recertification Credits applied for.

Smoking & Grilling, $20 Friday, May 26, 10am-2pm

This hands-on class will feature demonstrations as well as hands-on activities. We will learn how to prepare a variety of foods using either a smoker or grill. We will also share tips and tricks on how to make sure your food is both safe and delicious!

Growing Melons & Sweet Potatoes in North Idaho, $15 Thursday, June 1, 1-3pm

Art Church, a longtime Master Gardener, will be teaching this class to provide you with helpful tips and tricks to grow melons and sweet potatoes. All class participants will receive melon seeds. For an additional fee of $10, participants will have the option to receive sweet potato slips.

Dementia Friends, FREE Thursday, June 8, 3:30-4:30pm

Dementia Friends USA is a part of a global movement that is changing the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. Through interactive activities and information, you will learn what dementia is, how it affects people, and how you can make a difference for people touched by dementia.

Integrating Fungus in Your Garden, $5 Wednesday, June 14, 1-4pm

Come and learn how Tony Klinkhammer, of Hammer Ridge Homestead, has integrated mushroom production into his garden. This class will focus on planting King Strapharia (Winecap) mushrooms around your fruit trees and vegetable plants. Participants will receive mushroom spawn to start a small bed in their garden. There will be an optional and informal Q&A discussion from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm.

This class is reserved for first-time attendees. If you have taken this class before, please do not sign up.

Turning Dirt into Soil-An Introduction to Soil, $5 Thursday, June 22, 1-3pm

This 2-hour class will introduce you to the basics of soil properties and ways to improve the health of your soil. About the instructor: Alicia Alexander is a Master Gardener, a 2021 graduate of the Master Food Safety Advisor program and a program leader for our local gardening group, 9B Gardeners.

Sanitizing & Storing Water for Emergency Situations, $5 Tuesday, July 11, 10am-Noon

In this class we will cover various methods of producing safe drinking water from potentially contaminated sources. These methods (topics) will include heat treatment, chemical treatment, and filtration. We will also have a discussion on emergency water storage options.

Air Frying Fun!, FREE Thursday, July 20, 11am-NoonOnline via Zoom

This program will teach participants the basics of air fryers including settings, ease of use and considerations. Great for anyone looking to purchase an air fryer or wondering how to put one they own to better use. Go to https://bit.ly/airfry23 to register.

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Harvesting & Storing Garden Vegetables, FREE Wednesday, July 26, 3:30-5pm Online via Zoom

Join us for a free online workshop on how to identify the proper stage of maturity to harvest garden vegetables for peak flavor, nutrition, and storage. Go to https://bit.ly/harvest-store23 to register.

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Join us for a free online workshop on how to identify the proper stage of maturity to harvest garden vegetables for peak flavor, nutrition, and storage. Go to https://bit.ly/harvest-store23 to register.

Bonner County Classes Weeds Seminar, FREE Wednesday, May 3, 8am-Noon

Location: UI – Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center, 10881 N. Boyer Rd.To Register: Contact UI Extension (208-263-8511) or (chase. youngdahl@bonnercountyid.gov)The three topic sessions include: Range & Pastures, Noxious Weed & Invasive Vegetation Management in Forest Environments, and Aquatic Vegetation Management.

Pre-registration required. Same day registration cannot be guaranteed.

Lunch Hour Learning—Small Fruits, Free Friday, May 5, Noon-1:00pm Location: UI Extension, Bonner County, 4205 North Boyer

To Register: Contact UI Extension, Bonner County (208-263-8511 or bonner@uidaho.edu)Learn about blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. Pre-registration required. Same day registration cannot be guaranteed.

10 Acres and a Dream, $15 Saturday, May 13, 8:30am-4:30pm

Location: UI – Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center, 10881 N. Boyer Rd. To Register: Bring registration form and payment to UI Extension, Bonner County (4205 North Boyer, Sandpoint, ID 83864) by May 5th.

Pre-registration required.

Learn how to thrive in a rural setting and make your land ownership dreams come true.

Lunch Hour Learning—Getting to Know Your Soil, FREE Friday, June 2, Noon-1pm Location: UI Extension, Bonner County, 4205 North Boyer

To Register: Contact UI Extension, Bonner County (208-263-8511 or bonner@uidaho.edu) Learn how to evaluate your garden soil and determine the best amendments and management for your garden.

Pre-registration required. Same day registration cannot be guaranteed.

Dementia Friends, FREE Friday, June 9, 1-2pm Location: UI Extension, Bonner County, 4205 North Boyer To Register: Contact UI Extension, Bonner County (208263-8511 or bonner@uidaho.edu)

What is Dementia Friends? A Dementia Friend learns about dementia and then turns that understanding The session is free! You will be provided with a session workbook and certificate after attending.

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Then and Now

The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023 Volume 23 Issue 4

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100 Years of Dover, Idaho History

Every Sunday morning for the last 100 years the church bell at the Dover Community Church has been rung inviting all those who are in hearing distance to come and worship and hear a message from the Bible. Services have been held there every Sunday since the church was moved in 1923.

The Ironic historical discovery is that the Dover Church with its unique design and even more unique exterior siding of western cedar bark didn’t have its beginning in Dover and was not built to be a church at all. It was constructed in 1922, down river in the small logging town of Laclede. It was built to be the summer home for A. C. White, the owner of the Laclede sawmill.

In August of 1922 a fire broke out at the Laclede mill destroying the mill plant, lumber piles, boarding house, barn, lath yard and 2 dwellings.

A. C. White made the decision that rather than rebuild in Laclede, he would move the mill 12 miles upriver to the small town of Dover. Dover previously had a small saw mill that went out of business. His means of transport was to load what he could salvage of the mill onto 150-ton barges, and using small but powerful tug boats hired from the Northern Navigation Company, float the mill to Dover. Since employee housing was going to be a big issue, he decided to transport some 50 homes Barged A.C. White Summer Home

to Dover as well. The houses were put on skids and hauled by Crawler type tractors and loaded onto barges (most with the furnishings still inside) and floated upriver to Dover. The barging continued in the fall and early winter of 1922, until the river froze. During this time construction began on the new mill site.

The next year, 1923, when water levels dropped after the spring run-offs, barging continued again, this time transporting A. C. White’s summer home, community hall, and the remaining residences to Dover. After arrival in Dover, the remaining houses, A. C. White’s summer home, and community hall were off-loaded onto the sandy beach at the foot of what locals called the water bluff, east of the mill site, and again using tractors skid and place in designated locations in Dover. A.C. White’s summer home was barged in three sections and set on a pillar foundation on Washington Street.

Dover did not have a church, so A.C. White donated his summer home and converted it into a Community Church where his brother, A. F. White, an ordained Baptist minister, conducted services. He also placed the Community Hall just west of the church on Washington Street as a gathering place for community activities such as family gatherings, potlucks, wedding receptions, & a voting facility. The Community Hall is still used for these purposes except that voting is now done at the Dover City Hall. The American Lumberman called this “An industrial feat of the first magnitude”.

In celebration of this historic event, the newly formed Dover Historical Committee is planning a special event on July 22 & 23 in Dover. The plan is to have a boat parade from Laclede to Dover on the morning of July 22 and ending in front of Dover City Hall. Those wishing to see the parades ending are encouraged to gather at Dover City Hall and the public beach to cheer the participants arrival. Some boats will be decorated and will cruise the shoreline in commemoration of the monumental barging. After a short pause there will be an historic walk beginning at Dover City Hall and ending at the Dover Church. Participants will be encouraged to dress in the fashions of the day as loggers, mill workers, ladies, gentlemen, and children of that time period. Banners and flags will be available to wave at onlookers. (Times for these two events is still to be determined.) Then, from 1:30 till 4:30, a community BBQ of hamburgers and hotdogs is planned in front of the community hall on Washington Street. Folks will be encouraged to bring their favorite summertime potluck dish to share. Lemonade and iced tea will be available as well as a beer garden. There will be an open house and tour of the Historic Dover Church along with live music. To help defray the cost of the BBQ, the Dover Historical Committee is having a raffle of a historic poster showing the Dover Church, Community Hall and residences along Washington Street. The poster is from the Mark Seth collection and the framing was donated by Ward Tollbom at the Hen Tooth Studio.

Raffle Tickets can be purchased at Dover City Hall. They are $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00.

On July 23 the Dover Church is planning a special service on Sunday morning, followed by a Sunday brunch at the Community Hall. As you can imagine, after a hundred years of service, the old Dover Community Church and Hall are in need of some TLC and

have begun some much need renovations. Anyone wanting to make a donation can do so by accessing “google” on the internet and searching for “Historic Dover Church Go fund Me”. It’s the Dover Historical Committee’s hope that the Community Church bell will ring for another 100 years.

Be sure to set aside the dates of July 22 and 23 and celebrate Dover’s rich history through fun-filled days of nostalgia, community spirit, and an old fashioned country gathering.

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Ag News

The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023 Volume 23 Issue 4

Idaho Food & Ag Impact on Nations Economy By Sean Ellis Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

POCATELLO – A recently released national report shows the food and agriculture industries combined have a massive impact on the nation’s economy.

The seventh annual Feeding the Economy report shows the two industries and their suppliers contribute more than $8.6 trillion to the U.S. economy, which is nearly one-fifth of total national output and a 22 percent increase since the 2019 report.

The data, which is also broken down by state, shows the food and ag sectors in Idaho together are responsible for 370,878 jobs, $21.9 billion in total wages, $7.5 billion in taxes and $1 billion in exports.

The Feeding the Economy report’s results are shocking in a good way and show that the food industry truly is the foundation of the nation’s economy and way of life, said Idaho Farm Bureau Federation President Bryan Searle.

“Those numbers are astounding and reveal just how important the agriculture and food sector is to Idaho’s economy and the American economy as a whole,” he said. “I would encourage everybody involved in the industry to spread those numbers far and wide and especially make sure your elected officials know about them.”

Searle, who farms in Shelley, said the results of the report should be required reading material for every decision-maker in Idaho.

A separate University of Idaho study shows the economic impact of the state’s agriculture industry alone is huge.

According to that report – The Economic Contribution of Idaho Agribusiness – the state’s ag industry was responsible for $29 billion in sales in 2019, which amounted to 17 percent of Idaho’s total economic output.

The U of I report also showed agriculture was responsible directly and indirectly for one in every eight jobs in the state and 13 percent of Idaho’s total gross state product.

Feeding the Economy is an economic impact study commissioned by 25 food and agriculture groups, including American Farm Bureau Federation. The report can be found at www.FeedingTheEconomy. com.

Providing data on jobs, wages and economic output, the farm-to-fork analysis illustrates the food and agriculture sectors impact on local and nationwide economic activity.

The Feeding the Economy analysis includes the direct and indirect economic activity surrounding the food and farming industries, capturing both the upstream and downstream activity generated by both sectors.

For example, it would include a new employee hired by a farm equipment dealer because farmers are buying more tractors.

It would also include as an induced economic impact the money

spent by a food retail associate when they spend their paycheck.

The report shows that together, the two sectors, which are inextricably linked, have a formidable impact on the U.S. economy.

This year’s report shows the U.S. food and agriculture sectors nationwide directly and indirectly support 46 million jobs and provide $2.61 trillion in total wages.The sectors together are also responsible for $948 billion in taxes and $202 billion in exports.

The 2023 report notably reveals that the manufacturing of agricultural products accounts for nearly one-fifth of total manufacturing jobs in the United States. Overall, more than 46 million jobs are supported across the food and agriculture supply chain, an increase of nearly 2 percent since the 2019 report despite the economic challenges and disruptions associated with the global pandemic.

“This study highlights the impact the greater food and ag sector industries have on the American economy and the sector’s critical role in providing economic opportunity, nutritional value and safe food for all Americans,” American Bakers Association President and CEO Eric Dell said in a news release announcing the report’s findings.

According to the news release, the strength highlighted in this year’s report reinforces that agriculture is evolving and innovating to meet the demands of the 21st Century.

For example, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, between 1948 and 2019, land use for agriculture decreased by 28 percent while land productivity grew nearly four times and labor productivity in agriculture grew more than 10 times.

This year’s report showed increased economic output in every state compared to the 2022 report. idahofb.org

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Bonner County Farm Tour, $35 Thursday, June 15, 8am5pm SAVE the DATE! The Bonner County Farm Tour has returned

to showcase agriculture and forestry in the county! The tour will travel to the western part of Bonner County this year. For more information and to register, please contact UI Extension, Bonner County (208263-8511 or bonner@uidaho.edu).

Junior Master Gardener Club, FREE Starts Tuesday, June 20To Register: Contact UI Extension, Bonner County (208263-8511 or bonner@uidaho.edu) The Junior Master Gardener program engages children in novel, “hands-on” group and individual learning experiences that provide a

love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment, and cultivate the mind. The JMG Club will meet over the summer and will grow a garden at the Bonner County Extension Office. For the Full schedule and information contact UI Extension, Bonner County. This program is open to youth aged 8-13.

Pre-registration appreciated.

Water Bath Canning, $10 Thursday, July 6, 1-4pm Location: UI – Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center, 10881 N. Boyer Rd.To Register: Contact UI Extension, Bonner County (208-263-8511 or bonner@uidaho.edu) Learn how to safely make and preserve your own high-acid foods including jams, jellies, tomato products, pickled vegetables, and fruits.

This hands-on class will also teach participants about canning basics as well as proper storage and handling of home canned foods. Each participant will make their own jar of product which they can pick up the day after the class. Class size is limited to 9 people.

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Our Environment

The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023 Volume 23 Issue 4

Weed of the Month

By Chase Youngdahl, Bonner County Weeds Manager

includes Hairy Vetch) being that they are more timing sensitive. It also applies to the perennials with a very short flowering period—Hawkweeds come to mind.

Looking at the extended forecast, it appears that we might have a breakthrough sometime between the time I submit this and the time it is published. Hoping it holds!

I regularly make references to the weather in these articles. Oftentimes it’s for comic amusement, but it’s also because of the relevancy weather has on weeds and their related control measures. It applies to the short term and the long term. In the instance of long term trends—La Niña, El Niño and Neutral weather cycles have different effects on vegetative growth and propagation patterns. El Niño Vicia villosa - Hairy Vetch is a warming of the Pacific waters, which results in warmer and drier weather in the northwest, relative to average. That usually translates to milder winters and warmer shoulder seasons. La Niña is basically the opposite—cooling of the Pacific waters resulting in cooler and wetter weather in the northwest, relative to average. As of March, La Niña has been declared over and has transitioned to Neutral. Despite the transition out of La Niña, unseasonably cold spring weather has held on in the northwest, and that is due in part to a breakdown of the Polar Vortex, where arctic air dips into the mid-latitudes. With all that said, I am (so far) still seeing vegetative patterns in alignment with La Niña conditions. Weeds that thrive with lots of moisture and relatively cooler temperatures could be at the forefront until we get close to summer. Conversely, if later this year we shift from Neutral to El Niño (which is likely according to NOAA), we could see the weeds crop of 2024 dominated by those that prefer warmer and/or drier cycles.

One that exploded in our region during the cool and wet conditions in the spring of 2022, was Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa). It’s a winter annual in the pea family with 10-20 leaflets per leaf cluster, and 20-60 purple colored flowers per cluster—all on one side of the stalk, usually. A feature that can also help with identification is the tendrils; threadlike appendages at the tips of the stems that form a spiral. Hairy Vetch was brought over from Europe to be used as a cover crop. Plants in the pea family are common for cover crop use, but this one escaped containment and has become a fairly prolific invader. The seeds are very durable, and maintain viability for a long time, which makes them well equipped to lie in wait for a catalyst to sprout. Land owners are not required by code to control Hairy Vetch, as it is not on the Idaho Noxious Weed List—it falls into the widespread, invasive nuisance basket. It’s toxic to horses and cattle, with consumption causing a myriad of health issues related to the nervous system, digestive system and cardiovascular system. The highest concentration of toxic compounds are reported to be in the seed pods, making the specimen the most toxic at full maturity.

When it comes to invasive weeds, Hairy Vetch is a control priority in pastures and hay production ground due to the livestock toxicity factor. Since it’s a winter annual, the window for control is typically over by July. I’ve seen it respond well to chemistries that control other weeds in the pea family; triclopyr (Vastlan®, Garlon®, Crossbow®, etc.), clopyralid (Curtail®, Cody®, Transline®, etc.) and/or aminopyraBuilt strong and built to last, lid (Milestone®, Whetstone®). Some of those for the jobsite or the trail, are combination products with 2,4-D, others are MULE™ side x sides get it standalone active ingredients. The use site and all done with confidence. potentially other weeds that need to be treated in conjunction with the Hairy Vetch will influence which product is right for you.

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The Gardener’s Corner

The CO-OP Country Round Up March / April 2023 Volume 23 Issue 3

BCGA Holds Plant Sale, Two Tours

By Ann Warwick

It’s planting time again; and the Bonner County Gardeners Association is there to provide interesting plants for your garden. The spring plant sale takes place on Friday, May 12 from 9am to 5pm and Saturday, May 13, from 9am to 2pm. The location is the parking lot of the Ponderay Events Center. Mother’s Day weekend is a great time to purchase plants for your own garden and a special gift for Mom. There will be a wide variety of tomato and pepper starts, other vegetable plants, perennial flowers, and berry plants, all lovingly nurtured by local gardeners. All these plants are grown in our climate, which increases their chances of healthy growth and production. There will also be garden tools and decorative containers for sale, as well as books on gardening and other garden related products.

BCGA will sponsor the annual garden tour on Saturday, July 8. The popular event will feature six amazing ornamental gardens, each with unique features for the attendees to admire and ideas to take home.

This year, the organization will host a second tour, The Food Garden Tour, which will take place on Sunday, August 6. If you are interested in growing veggies, berries, fruit, and perhaps even mushrooms, don’t miss this opportunity to discover the best varieties for our area and tips on cultivating edible plants.

For more information on any of these events, visit our website at bcgardeners.org.

MULCH: A Gardeners Best Friend The protective value of mulch on a garden cannot be overstated; a good layer of quality mulch will save water, suppress weeds, regulate soil temperature and encourage soil organisms. What are some options for mulching? There are many; some are best used in vegetable gardens, where plants are mostly annuals, and others that work for ornamental landscaping, featuring shrubs and perennial plants. Here are a few: Shredded bark. Shredded bark, including cedar bark, make a good mulch for landscapes. It breaks down slowly, looks tidy, and deters weed growth.

Bark chips. This is a fine option, especially if the bark is partially decomposed. This mulch is easy to apply, as it is fairly fine in texture, and it melds well with the soil as it breaks down, providing increased organic matter for soil health.

Compost. Always a great choice, compost is full of soil organisms and is a rich amendment that will contribute to happy plants. As a mulch, compost must be free of weed seeds, but it is already mostly decomposed and will contribute greatly to soil fertility and texture.

Compost must be applied more often than wood-based mulches.

Straw. This is a desirable mulch for vegetable gardens, as it can be turned under post season, or pulled aside for the following year. Use straw that has weathered for a year or so to prevent unwanted growth of grains in the garden.

Dry leaves. As fallen leaves can mat, it is best to shred them or run a lawn mower over them to break them up. Advantage: they are free and can be added each year.

Grass Clippings. These make a wonderful mulch for either ornamental or veggie gardens. Adding thin layers is best to avoid matting.

However, I’ve found that a certain amount of matting can keep weeds from emerging. Be sure, when using grass clippings, that they have not been sprayed with herbicides recently. Wait for at least four or five mowing before applying grass clippings. Again, they are free.

Pine needles. These are good for raspberries and blue berries, and are abundantly available. They work well for mulching between rows in the veggie garden, as well.

To apply mulch, it is good to wait until the soil warms in the spring, as early application will slow the warming of the underlying soil. Apply three or four inches of mulch to suppress weeds and to conserve moisture. For vegetable gardens, apply between rows. For ornamental gardens, leave a little space right around the plants.

Some people use pea gravel as a mulch. This is a good idea in orchards, applied around the trunks of trees and out a foot and a half or so to prevent vole damage. However, rocks are not organic material and will not give the soil a boost.

Try to avoid use of synthetic materials such as ground up tires.

These types of mulch may deter weeds, but they don’t add anything good to the soil and may leach harmful elements.

Here’s wishing you mulch happiness in your garden this year.

Our History

The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023 Volume 23 Issuue 4

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Wherever A River Runs Through It…. Damage from high water is always a possibility.

By Helen Newton Brought to you by the Bonner County Historical Society & Museum Spring runoff. In varying degrees it occurs every year. Once snow begins to melt, depending on the winter’s snow accumulation, streams, rivers and lakes begin to rise. Old timers once observed that “as long as there is snow on the south side of Baldy where it can be seen from Sandpoint the water will still rise in the lake.”

Pool level for Lake Pend Oreille is 2,051’. In 1894 the lake reached 2,075.88’.

Sandpoint was only a fledgling village but can you imagine what damage an extra 24’ of water did!

In late June 1948, spring runoff was operating in full gear. Water was rising from 4 to 8 inches each day. Suddenly, a fierce storm out of the Northeast battered the Sandpoint waterfront, wrecking major portions of Guy Young’s docks including most of the walks and seven of the boathouses moored there (his dock was located about where The Seasons sits now). Paul Loman was able to rescue only the cushions from his $450 (could that have been a misprint?) 21’ inboard and no trace could be found of the craft.

Flooding in South Sandpoint; view is from Lake Street south to Pacific Street on Second Avenue. The back of Community Hall can be seen in the background. Photo courtesy of the Bonner County Historical Society, donated to the collection by K.T. Littlefield.

Fred Kennedy (a familiar name to everyone at the time) was roused by the noise of the wind and rushed to his docks at 5 a.m. He and his partner, Bob Morris, “worked like beavers to protect boats at their dock.” Those that could “fit” under therailroad bridge were moved into the protection of Sand Creek.At the city beach, by June 27th, water was up to the eaves of the beach house! The beach couldn’t reopen for safe swimming until mid-July.

Ted Farmin remembers him and his brother Bob paddling their rowboat around south Sandpoint neighborhoods which were under water.

Some mused that people who lived on 4th Avenue could fish from their backyards.

In (successful) efforts to save the long bridge, county commissioners had weighted the bridge down with tons of rock to keep the waves from lifting the deck off the piling.

The Northern Pacific expressed the fear that they would lose their main line. The new Hurschell’s Litehouse at Hope had 6” of water covering its floor.

A rumor circulated by opponents of the Albeni Falls dam which was mid-way through the planning stages claimed that if the dam HAD been in place, Sandpoint would have been under 20’ of water! The Army Corp assured citizens that was not true.

Avista-owned Cabinet Gorge dam in Idaho was built in just over a year in 1951-52 at a cost of $47,000,000 while the Army Corp of Engineers dam at Albeni Falls just west of Priest River wasn’t completed until 1955 for $34,000,000. Montana’s Avista-owned Noxon Rapids took four years to build and was finished in 1959 at a cost of $85,000,000.

Bonners Ferry endured annual floods and was also particularly hard hit in 1948. St. Maries also suffered damage. The state of Idaho offered no financial assistance for recovery. The U.S. government set up a $500,000 relief fund. The city of Sandpoint applied for $258,000 to assist with cleanup, $180,000 of it to replace the sewer Railroad bridge over Bridge Street at the entrance to Lakeshore Tourist treatment plant, $18,000 to fix seven blocks of streets and $25,000 to repair the Park during the flood of 1948 in Sandpoint. Photo courtesy of the Bonner County Historical Society, donor unknown.

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Your Health

The CO-OP Country Round Up March / April 2023 Volume 23 Issue 4

Healthy Resistance in Chronic Disease Gabrielle Duebendorfer, NMD

I recently listened to NPR’s Fresh Air interview with Dr. Jauhar, a doctor who cared for his father, who suffered from Alzheimers, until his death. What pervaded the whole interview was his insistence on figuring out the cause of every changing event and then attempting to address it in order to prolong to his father’s life. I empathize, being a physician myself, with this urge to understand and fix to make a patient feel better, provide better quality of life, and possibly cure.

And yet I was struck with this doctor’s persistence to do that all the way into hospice care, when he decided to ignore his father’s DNR wish, because he thought his father was not in a position to make any decision about his health at that point. This was contrary to his growing understanding of the disease and advice of his doctor brother and hospice nurse. Only at the very end of the interview, when asked about this resistance, did he acknowledged that he was not ready to let his father go. I do not see this as healthy resistance and will come back to it at the end.

With a new cancer diagnosis, the fear of potential severe disease expression and death tends to block a lot of information out during a doctor’s visit. Resisting a fast push into conventional treatment can give time to consider the risks and benefits of different treatment approaches. With my newly diagnosed cancer patients, I explain at great length the difference between treatment outcomes in terms of absolute and relative numbers, as well as response and overall survival rates. For example, if a 50% reduction in cancer recurrence only reduces recurrence from 2% to 1%, and does not extend overall survival, one might want to make the decision to explore other options.

Oncologists as well as naturopathic physicians, similar to the above doctor, see their mission to save and prolong lives. Unfortunately, that often results in continuing heroic natural or conventional treatment for some stage IV cancer patients, even when any possible benefits are far outstripped by poor quality of life and loss of time to put one’s affairs in order. Healthy resistance to such efforts was exhibited by a patient of mine in her 60’s, who had a brain tumor with a very poor prognosis.

Any treatment would have come with potentially severe side-effects.

As she presented with tolerable symptoms, we focused on quality of life together with her oncologist, and she did very well until just about 1 month or so at the end, when she rapidly declined and died.

Auto-immune diseases are generally expressions of the body’s immune system having been derailed to attack itself. Conventional treatment generally consists of relieving symptoms with immune suppressive drugs, which generally come with a slew of short- and long-term side-effects. In some instances, healthy resistance to taking medication might lead to examining what might have led to this attack on self in the first place. I am saying this with the understanding that not everyone might be able or willing to do this out of various personal reasons. But if someone were interested in that investigation, they might explore toxic exposure, viral infections, allergies, and unresolved mental/emotional traumas or stressors as contributing factors. In that case, healthy resistance to suppressive medication might start a thorough lifestyle adjustments to remove the obstacles to health and support the body during the healing process. It has been challenging and at the same time very rewarding to guide my patients through that process, especially when for example, somebody, who had been getting repeated infections with profound fatigue, is finally able to go on trips and enjoy life again.

While healthy resistance can be very helpful, at times surrender might be more appropriate. I like asking my chronically ill patients, “what if you will never be the same as before?” Repeatedly doubting and challenging a treatment plan with flare-ups and looking for better solutions can cause a lot of physical stress, greatly inhibiting healing. Here, resistance to what is, e.g., needing to rest in order to manage available energy, following a specific diet in order to manage inflammation, discontinuing hobbies or work with heavy metal or solvent exposure, can be quite toxic. Slowing down and honoring and taking care of the body’s current needs, can also create the space to explore why someone might have a long-term pattern of pushing oneself beyond one’s limits, which possibly had contributed to the illness in the first place. Perhaps the symptoms are actually cries for help?

In a paradoxical way, resistance to what is, can by itself be helpful, if we take it to be the focus of attention and inquiry. Generally, resistance to accepting current limitations comes from ideas of what normal means. In order for that kind of resistance to be helpful, we would have to examine and questions our own perspectives of normal. Perceived ideals are generally a result of having had to protect ourselves as young children, which is still persisting but now entirely inappropriate. Surrendering to the fact that we have very scared and wounded parts, which have caused long-term chronic stress responses, allows us to meet them with compassion.

This energetic shift in approach has a profound effect on the brain and nervous system, and with that on the whole physiology of the body. Chronic stress shrinks the hippocampus, i.e., reducing the ability to see situations in a larger context, and enlarges the amygdala, i.e., facilitating increased emotional shutdown of the thinking brain.

All of that chronically increases stress hormones, which affect all the major organ systems by causing inflammatory damage, preventing long term healing prospects. Surrendering to the need to pay attention to body, mind, and heart, and to give yourself the care you have always deserved, reverses these nervous and immune system changes. Luckily the nervous system is very malleable and highly susceptible to somatic meditation approaches that utilize body and breath sensing a well as self-awareness, literally carving new pathways and reversing brain changes. That in turn, together with naturopathically supporting the body, can have far reaching impacts on physical health and well-being. To come back to the doctor and his father, who was suffering from Alzheimers: The path of least resistance would have been to yield to the natural course of disease and honor his father’s DNR wishes. Healthy resistance might have been the recognition that it itself was pointing to his own issue of not being able to accept

his own powerlessness in face of disease and inability to let his father go, and addressing that. Having said that, we do have to recognize how important family dynamics are during the process of chronic disease and death. Every family as a whole and as individual members, has to come to terms with values, beliefs, and perspectives that are being challenged by this intense process. Even here, resistance to letting somebody go, can be healthy if it contributes to further insight or healing on the family level – or not! It is not up to us to determine, is it? Dr. Jauhar’s brother recognized and honored his brother as the weakest link in the family, until he was ready to pull the plug. By letting go of his resistance to his brother’s perspective he likely contributed to larger family healing.

Editor’s note: some content, such as examples, has been edited for space. Please email your request for the full article to kathy@coopgasandsupply.com

Home and Hearth

The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023 Volume 23 Issue 4

Know Your Caps When Mushroom Hunting By Marcy Timblin, Communications Director, Kaniksu Land Trust

The thought of mushroom foraging is intriguing for a lot of people, but it can also be intimidating. We have all heard about the psychedelic and even deadly potential of some fungi. We may have been told that harvesting wild mushrooms is dangerous because some harmful varieties look similar to edible ones. It is as if these shady characters are shrouded in mystery.

Becoming educated about fungus will dispel the fear of accidentally consuming a poisonous mushroom. Start by learning just a few characteristics of mushrooms, then the differences between them will be relatively easy to spot.

The part of the mushroom that sits atop the stem is commonly referred to as the cap (the fancy word is pileus). It may seem like there are thousands of cap shapes and sizes, but there are actually only nine general shapes. Looking at this list, I’m sure you will be able to recall some that you’ve experienced in your woodland jaunts: •Campanulate: cap is shaped like a bell.

•Conical: has a pointed top, like a gnome hat.

•Convex: rounded top. Think toadstool, the kind gnomes sit under.

•Depressed: not in a sad way. Cap is sunken in the center.

•Flat: just like it sounds; cap is relatively level on top.

•Infundibuliform: funnel shaped, deeply depressed (also not sad).

•Umbilicate: cap has a small depression in the center.

•Umbonate: has a little raised knob on top.

Learning to identify mushrooms with these 9 basic cap shapes will get you on your way to discovering free foraged foods from the forest.

The spring session of Kaniksu Folk School includes a class on mushroom foraging taught by “The Mushroom Guy,” Nick Holcomb.

“Hunting mushrooms is like driving a car. It can be complicated at first, possibly overwhelming, maybe scary, but actually very safe. Just wear your seatbelt. Once you learn the basics there is a very, very, VERY low chance of becoming seriously hurt or dying. Know your fears and you will know yourself,” Nick advises.

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Equine Life Volume 23 Issue 4

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The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023

Deconstructing Horse Problems

tracted by his history, one must first look at oneself and assess the following:

by Samantha Harvey How often are you mentally present, emotionally calm, maintain Task accomplishment with the horse often becomes a focal point, low-level energy, offer clear communication, are adaptable, and are limiting riders recognition of the necessary clear and quality communication required to help the equine achieve unnatural requests without available to acknowledge the horse’s feedback?

Do you address him in a manner that has value to the equine? creating fear, anticipation, resistance, or dangerous behaviors.

How often do you offer specific, segmented communication to help the When the horse complies with what the human asks of him (without scaring the person), his behavior is often accepted. Equine enthu- horse learn how to think through scenarios?

Do you offer the horse time to mentally process what you are teachsiasts tend to ignore or do not recognize that without effective tools ing him, and do you help him release his physical tension? (the how, when, why, and specificity of communication they offer the The horse’s feedback is honest, and he has no agenda. As his inseanimal,) they have limited ability to influence physical responses in real-time. Eventually, the day comes when a person must suddenly, curity, fear, or anticipation increases, it eventually leads to an escalaspecifically, or urgently ask something of the horse and are surprised tion of unwanted behaviors. Remember, good-intentioned but gray-arwhen their typically obedient or compliant equine morphs into display- ea communication reinforces mental anticipation and emotional chaos ing defensive, fearful behavior reflecting a lack of mental availability, in the equine during seemingly insignificant everyday interactions. having little adaptability, and displaying chaotic emotions.

Consider the following questions: If you walk into the pasture or stall, does your horse immediately move away from your spatial pressure?

Does he approach and offer to be caught but hovers or physically push into your personal space or body as you prepare to halter him?

If you hold the halter and raise your hands towards his head, does he move his face up, away, or dive into it?

If you ask him to halt near the gate/stall door while you open or close it, does he start to fuss, offer excessive movement, or fixate on nearby horses?

When led, is he slow in response to your use of the lead rope?

Does he hide behind your shoulder as you lead him?

Does he rush or have high energy when led around specific locations?

Does he walk in one direction but carry his head turned the opposite way, causing his shoulder to bump into or aim at you?

If you walk past grass or a buddy horse, does he try to drag you to where his focus is, irrelevant of what you do with the lead rope?

When you use the lead rope with minimal pressure to ask the horse to halt, does he slowly respond, overreact, or completely ignore you?

If you increase or decrease the speed of your walk energy, does he mimic the changes in your body with his, or does he only offer one energy level?

If you use the lead rope to draw him forward faster or slow him down, does he use his head to push it out of the way or hang against it?

If you tie your horse, does he paw, wiggle, chew, bite on the lead rope, whinny to other horses, or pull back against the rope?

When you groom or tack him up, does he attempt to move away from your touch, pin his ears when you brush him, swish his tail when you tighten the saddle, or stomp his feet as you work around him?

When you mount, does he rigidly stand still longer than asked, walk off before you are ready, or fidget when standing at a halt longer than he anticipated?

Your answers to the above questions reflect the horse’s potential mental defensiveness toward human communication reflected in his physical responses. Each scenario is a learning moment for the horse.

People quickly critique and judge unwanted physical responses categorizing them as bad, disobedient, or disrespectful horse behavior.

Many do not understand that equine’s physical resistance stems from a lack of mental availability and defensiveness toward their communication.

The initial fleeing or avoidant responses toward spatial pressure will magnify as a person moves closer. Despite perhaps eventually catching him, if bribery or intensive pressure (such as chasing him) is used to get near the horse, mentally, he is still not with the human.

Any resistance toward the lead rope pressure transfers into heaviness towards rein usage, irrelevant of the bit.

Anticipation, an inability to mentally pause or halt, creates a vicious cycle of the rider continually applying pressure to slow the defensive horse. The intensified pressure increases the excessive and constant movement as his behavior mimics his fleeing thoughts.

Constant calling out to other horses reflects the lack of support he receives from the human as he searches for a safe space.

Fussy, chaotic, aggressive behaviors, while groomed and tacked up, may reflect overlooked pain issues stemming from things like (but not limited to) ill-fitting tack, physical trauma, and dietary or gut problems.

Horses are often reprimanded for unwanted behaviors rather than than having the root cause(s) of misunderstanding, fear, or pain addressed, which further reinforces their mistrust of humans.

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Outdoor Living

The CO-OP Country Round Up May / June 2023

Volume 23 Issue 4

Happy Spring from Aster Garden Design Center

Gardeners are you ready? Spring is finally here…..fingers crossed! It’s been a bit chilly to want to be out in the garden but some of the more determined folks are already out there digging and planting. May is the month to get things rolling for the warm weather to come…..fingers crossed!

May is also the time to plant your root crops such as parsnips, beets, carrots, radishes, potatoes and turnips. Hardy greens may be planted as early as April, especially if you have a cold frame or greenhouse. Hardy greens include, spinach, arugula, cabbage, broccoli, kale, Swiss chard and mustard greens to name a few. Some of these, like spinach and arugula, finish early. Others, like Swiss chard and kale, will give you constant greens all season. You may simply pick off the large leaves and new growth will keep on coming supplying you with fresh greens through fall.

There is nothing like an early crop of sweet sugar snap peas to munch right from the vine. If you soak peas overnight the day before you plant them, you will have better germination. Peas are a super cold hardy crop that you can plant early and late in the season.

For those of you new to gardening, berries are a fantastic starting point for a dependable yearly crop easy to succeed with. Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, honeyberries and hardy kiwi vines are all great choices for a sweet juicy harvest. Berries generally like an acid soil….. which most North Idaho locations already have a good start on. However, these hardy fruits will appreciate some acid lover soil amendments such as peat moss.

Like other life pursuits, you will enjoy gardening more if you keep the size of your plot and the ease of cultivation for your plant choices within you time and skill level limitations. This approach will keep your gardening activities in the fun zone versus the chore category.

Experimenting with new varieties of garden crops is a ton of fun. Some of these experiments will go better than others.….but that is to be expected. Today’s information availability makes it a snap to learn all the cultivational requirements for about anything you can dream up to plant…..there is never a dull moment for the adventurous gardener!

For the timid gardener who is looking for sure fire success, it is also easy to find the right plant for the right place by internet research. At Aster Garden Design Center we are also always happy to help point you in the right direction whether you are a ‘food gardener’ and/or an ‘enjoy a beautiful oasis gardener’.

The whole northwest, including the costal areas, have been cold this spring. Many flowers are later than usual and are just now emerging.

Come on in and enjoy the show for snow weary eyes. At Aster, we are stocked up and ready for the season! We have many new and amazing varieties of plants as well as the time tested dependable lovely standards we all love…..blue hydrangea anyone? Our greenhouse is a cozy oasis of greenery and blooms....and yes….it is true….even Zone 5 ornamental banana trees.

Always remember, gardening is a joyous endeavor and as we learn and grow with our gardens, we can find a rewarding and peaceful place to stay grounded. Come share the joy with us! Aster Garden Design Center is located at 924 W Superior Street. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff is ready to help you with the joys and challenges of gardening in North Idaho!

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