The Home News Home & Garden Supplement 2017

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Spring into gardening with Penn State Extension’s gardening classes

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of design to create convenient and contemporary containers in five easy steps. From siting and selection to soil improvements and water tips, this program will suggest lifestyle additions for maximum garden impact. Workshop costs $12.

Contact 610-391-9840 or visit extension.psu. edu/plants/gardening/events to register.

Bug Bingo/Plant a Flower Children’s Workshop: Join our Master Gardeners for a free children’s workshop on Saturday, May 13 from 10 until 11 a.m. at the Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem. They’ll have bug bingo for the kids to learn interesting facts about bugs and just in time for Mother’s Day. Participants will decorate a container, plant a flower and personalize a notecard. This workshop is geared for children ages six to 12. To register, call 610-391-9840.

Penn State encourages people with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, call the Lehigh County Extension office at 610-391-9840.

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Submitted by KELLY BOND Spring Garden Series: Lehigh and Northampton County Master Gardeners are offering four gardening classes over two evenings in two locations. Classes are scheduled for March 27 and April 3 at the Gracedale Tower in Nazareth and March 28 and April 4 at the Lehigh County Agricultural Center in Allentown. Topics include organic gardening, native plant garden design, companion plants and “forgotten” small fruit.

Each workshop costs $8. For more information call 610-391-9840 or visit http://extension.psu.edu/ lehigh/news/2016/spring-garden-series-2017.

Rain Barrel Workshop: Save water by installing a rain barrel. On Saturday, April 22, join Master Gardeners and Master Watershed Stewards for a rain barrel workshop at the Whitehall Township Building Public Works Garage (3219 MacArthur Road, Whitehall). This workshop will guide you through the process of constructing your own, fully functioning rain barrel. Workshop costs $40. To register online, visit extension.psu.edu/ rain-barrel or call 610-391-9840.

Hot Pots: Learn how to add more color inside and out with container gardens. This workshop will be held Thursday, April 27 from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church, 4601 Tilghman Street Allentown. Garden speaker Kirk Brown will review all the elements and principles

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submitted by KELLY BOND The Penn State Extension Master Gardener program in Lehigh and Northampton counties is training a new class in fall of 2017. We are looking for individuals that have a keen interest in gardening, a willingness to learn more and most importantly, a strong desire to make a difference in the community. So whether you are a teacher, an accountant, a construction worker, a homemaker, a student, or have another background, you can become a Master Gardener. To become a certified Master Gardener, you must complete 40 hours of training and fulfill 50 hours of volunteer service.

After becoming certified, you can maintain your status by giving at least 20 volunteer hours and attending at least 10 hours of continuing education annually. The 2017 training program will begin on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, and continue on subsequent Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon through December 12, 2017. The sessions will be split between the Lehigh County Extension office in Allentown and the Northampton County Extension office in Nazareth.

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Eight bits of Plastic you can Quit right now www.sarahwilson.com/2016/09/ 8-bits-of-plastic-you-can-quit-right-now The Earth can’t digest plastic. Plastic things are bought and used and that’s it – the Earth is burdened further. This issue has reached a critical point. And we have to act. All of us. Because we are the issue.

1. Plastic cutlery. Health food shops with eco ethos’ are often the worst for not supplying reusable products. France has banned plastic cutlery, cups and plates. (So you know, 150 singleuse cups are thrown away every second in France.)

They’re aiming to cut landfill waste in half by 2025 and reduce greenhouse emissions 40 percent by 2030.

Do this: Carry a splade in your purse/bag (a spoon, fork and blade in one). Or a “spork” – spoon and fork combo – one at each end – available from reChusable.com.

2. Straws. Don’t use one. 90 percent of the debris found on Sydney beaches is plastic water bottles and straws. These pieces can get so tiny that they are then ingested by marine life. Bigger marine life comes along and gobbles up the prey that has just swallowed a chunk of plastic, and so it Continued on Page 6

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Farmers Market Schedule • Allentown Farmers Market- Open all year. Open Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Held at 17th and Chew street in Allentown.

• Bath Farmers Market- Open May 19. Held every Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Keystone Park in Bath, located at Green Street and Route 329 (Race Street).

• Blue Mountain Farm Market- Opens May 27. Open Fridays from noon until 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Located at the Delaware and Lehigh Trailhead on Main Street in Slatington.

• Easton Farmers Market- Opening day for summer market is May 6. Held in Centre Square in Easton on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. May through December.

• Nazareth Farmers Market- Opens May 6. Held in the Center Square in Nazareth every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. until October 28.

• Northampton Farmers Market- Opens May 16. New location at the corner of Laubach Avenue and Smith Lane, in the Municipal Park Complex. Held every Tuesday from 3 until 6:30 p.m.

• Open-Air Fresh Fridays in Allentown- Opens May 5. Open Fridays from 4 until 7 p.m. at the southwest corner of Seventh and Hamilton streets (plaza next to Wells Fargo Bank).

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Eight bits of Plastic Continued from Page 4

makes its way up the food chain.

Do this: Sip your drink, only use if there are biodegradable ones available at your cafe or invest in a stainless steel reusable one. And leave in your bag.

3. Bottled water. In the U.S., 1500 plastic water bottles are consumed every second. Every second.

The plastic contains BPA and phthalates, both of which have a huge negative impact on our bodies.

They also take 25 percent of their volume in oil to make each bottle. That’s a lot of fossil fuels.

Do this: Drink from a tap. Invest in a Soda Stream.

Take a reusable bottle with you in your bag and fill up at public water fountains, at cafes or at work.

4. Takeaway coffee cups. The cups are lined with plastic, which is not biodegradable. This plastic sticks around long enough to out-live us.

Disposable does not mean recyclable.

5. Plastic toothbrushes. Yes, your plastic toothbrush needs to go. Most toothbrushes are

made with nylon bristles, a metal staple to hold the bristles in place and the plastic handle. All need to be separated before being “processed” for recycling. And no, the plastic is not recyclable.

(It’s a softer plastic, so these are usually turned into other products…but the plastic never goes away…)

Do this: Use a bamboo toothbrush.

6. Plastic shopping bags. Australians use more than 10 million new plastic shopping bags every day. These bags are now banned in South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the ACT. Do this: Keep reusable bags in your car.

7. Take away containers. Although not in circulation at the level of plastic water bottles, plastic food containers need to go, too. They contain chemicals that affect our bodies and they also all end up in landfill. (And the ocean.)

Do this: Cover dishes with a plate (stop using plastic wrap, too!). Use, and re-use, your Ziploc bags.

8. Plastic wrapped toilet paper. We’re buying paper…wrapped in plastic? Again, an easy fix.

Do this: Buy toilet paper that’s wrapped in paper.

Preferably buy recycled.

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DIY River Stone Doormat www.quiet-corner.com/diy/diy-river-stone-doormat 1. Buy yourself a plain doormat with no decoration.

2. Make sure it has holes to let water drain through.

3. Gather a bunch of river stones (wash them before use) and use silicone to attach them to the doormat.

4. Let that dry and you’ll now have a surprisingly good-feeling doormat underneath your feet.

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Tiny house Movement: Affordable Housing Revolution www.tinyhousetalk.com What is the Tiny House Movement?

Simply put, the tiny house movement, which is also known as the small house movement, is a growing real estate trend where people are choosing to live simply in smaller homes.

What is a Tiny House?

The truth is that tiny is really a matter of opinion because all situations are relative. Typically a tiny home is anywhere between 65 to 400 square feet.

Downsizing Square footage isn’t really as important as most of us make it out to be. What’s really most important is that we (that means you) get our needs met from

our homes (and not much more). And yes, this also has to include the needs of our family members (if you still want to live with them, right?).

The Real Message The real message behind the tiny house movement and simple living for me is being more

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conscious about how we live. This includes the purchasing and consumption decisions that we make, but it also includes even deeper things like making goals for our lives and getting rid of the necessary ‘baggage’ to get what we want.

The Benefits of a Smaller Home People who downsize from a larger home and into a small or even a tiny house experience the following benefits: Less time cleaning.

Less time maintaining the house.

Easy to find stuff everyday.

The monthly bills are all cheaper.

It feels cozy and easy to manage.

It’s better for the environment.

In summary… A smaller home can save you time and money. On top of that they might even give you more peace of mind and while you’re at it you’re doing something that’s good for the environment by living small.

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Real estate facts Retipster.com • The White House has been valued at approximately $110 million.

• In the United States, there are five times as many vacant houses as there are homeless people.

• Utah has been giving free homes to the homeless since 2005, which has cut chronic homelessness by 74%.

• There is a man who started with one red paper clip and traded his way up until he owned a house.

• In Scotland, homeowners paint their front door red when they pay off their mortgage.

• Brass doorknobs disinfect themselves. Several metals including brass, copper, aluminum, iron, lead and silver are antimicrobial and they kill bacteria and brass is the most antimicrobial of them all.

• Looking for a scenic place to live? You might consider Vermont, Hawaii, Alaska or Maine. To preserve its natural beauty, these state have banned all outdoor advertising billboards.

• Using prefabricated modules, some builders in China are able to build 30-story skyscrapers in as little as 15 days.

• Monopoly was originally designed to teach players about the broken nature of Capitalism.

• In 2009, there were more foreclosures in the United States than there were marriages.

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unexpected opportunities later on because you’ll have more resources (time and money) because of your decision to live small. The possibilities are endless but it’s always you who has to take charge (whether you live small or not).

How Living Small is Really About Living Big It sounds funny, doesn’t it? But if you let it sink in for a moment it’ll make sense, because what I’m saying is that the tiny house movement is about downsizing for a purpose.

It’s about getting rid of our unwanted stuff, yes.

It’s about decluttering our life, yes.

But as you do that it’s also, even more importantly, about noticing what comes out and makes you feel meaning. Because meaning is purpose. And this is huge, here’s why: Purpose leads to more caring, which shifts people from fear to love. And the tiny house movement is making it possible by creating more affordable housing everywhere. Not only that, it’s inspiring others to simplify in other ways too, because it’s not all about houses. It’s more about caring.

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You Can Simplify Everything That’s right. Not only can you simplify your home by making it smaller, sharing it, or just clearing out the clutter in your current home… But you can also: Simplify your job or business duties.

Simplify your relationships.

Simplify your meals.

Simplify your exercise routines.

Simplify your thoughts.

Simplify your attitude on life.

What The Small House Movement is REALLY About The tiny house movement is about freedom to be you. The small house movement is about taking a stand on our human rights while creating and spreading freedom for ourselves and others because we deserve it. You deserve it. We’re here to end homelessness for good by inspiring and creating affordable homes to help all beings on this planet live happy and free.

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