P. Allen Smith's Garden Style Fall 2013

GA R D E N P. Allen Smith’s

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A LETTER FROM ALLEN

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WE MADE THIS!

COOK: ROSEMARY CANNELLINI SOUP

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Head Cheese P. Allen Smith

DESIGN: BRINGING THE GARDEN INDOORS

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Second Head Cheese John Owens

DESIGN: BEAUTY AND THE FEAST

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Guard of the Coffers Pam Holden

CELEBRATE: HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE

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Master Marketer and Organizer of All Mimi San Pedro Keeper of the Head Cheese Laura Leech Emissary to Our Partners Brandi Moran Task Master Mary Ellen Pyle The Creative Minds Kevin Waltermire Katie Lunsford Contributing Scribblers Jean Ann Van Krevelen Tiffany Burgess Adams

GROW: KEEP ON GARDENING

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RESPONSIBILITY: RESTORE

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CREATE: RAISED BED COMPOST BIN

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Social Butterfly Lauren Bucher

TRAVEL: MARK TWAIN HOUSE

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Stylist Extraordinaire Chip Jones Shutterbug Mark Fonville Jane Colclasure Kelly Quinn The Deal Maker Rebekah Hardin rhardin@pallensmith.com Photography Hoarder Suzanne Selby

SHOP: SHOP THE PRODUCE AISLE FOR FALL ARRANGEMENTS

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MARKETPLACE

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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MARGE SAYS: BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD

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1-2-3 DONE: PUMPKIN PLACE CARD HOLDERS

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The Man Who Makes the Internet Work Todd Orr Makers of Video Magic Brent Walker, Cindy Alpe, David Craft Gerry Bruno, Kelly Griffin, Nikki Sammons Patrick Green, Rus Galusha Farm Sentinels Joyce Smith Chris Smith cover photo: Allen at Moss Mountain Farm.

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A Letter from Allen

utumn is an interesting mix of extrovert and introvert. The gorgeous weather and landscape urge us to spend time with friends and get outdoors while the declining days call for inward reflection and a focus on home and hearth.

In this issue of Garden Style we’re bringing you plenty to satisfy both sides of the season’s personality. You’ll find a garden to-do list and tips for throwing a spirited tailgate party for when fall begs you to be outgoing. On a quiet day try my recipe for rosemary cannellini soup or add some nature-inspired décor to your home.

P. Allen Smith on television and radio GARDENSTYLE . .

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Rosemary Cannellini Soup Comfort in a bowl.

From prepping the ingredients to the stockpot simmering on the stove making a pot of soup is an autumn ritual that is universally comforting.

This recipe is so simple to prepare that it shouldn’t be as good as it is. Serve with a green salad.

Serves 8 Ingredients: (4) 15-ounce cans cannellini beans (4) green onions, white and green parts, chopped 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano leaves 1 fresh sage leaf, finely chopped ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 2 cups vegetable broth

This recipe is from my cookbook Seasonal Recipes from the Garden

Directions: Drain the beans. Combine half of the beans with the green onions, herbs, salt, pepper and olive oil in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and puree. Transfer the puree to a large, heavy saucepan, and pour in the vegetable broth.

Mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 20 minutes.

Stir in the remaining whole beans and simmer for 10 minutes more. Drizzle with a little olive oil, and serve hot. page 6 | #pallensmith fall issue 2013

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design

Bring the Garden Indoors this

Autumn

A few tree branches covered in early spring leaves is a simple way to bring the garden indoors when the weather is still wintery outside.

Fall dĂŠcor inspired by nature.

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sing outdoor items indoors is one of the easiest ways to create garden style. A weathered bench, zinc buckets, aged wood, river stones or floral fabrics will bring a sense of the garden inside.

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A bowl of persimmons accents this gourd lamp by Christopher Spitzmiller.

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Video: Using Elements from Nature to Create a Seasonal Tablescape

A scattering of miniature pumpkins, pears and Glassybaby votive holders makes a pretty mantel decoration. page 10| #pallensmith fall issue 2013

This touch of the garden was simple to create. A miscanthus grass still in its nursery pot is dropped into a galvanized pail. Later the grass can be planted in the garden. #pallensmith fall issue 2013 | page 11

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atie Ridder is one of my favorite designers. Her use of color is inspirational and I love the way she incorporates nature in her rooms. She is also an avid gardener so I asked her about how she uses color outdoors and here is what she said.

“I spend a lot of time in my garden and my favorite color for the garden is chartreuse. Spirea ‘Ogon’, sumac ‘Tiger Eyes’, hakonechloa — all good chartreuse plants.

That pop of yellow sets everything apart, especially aubergine and deep blues and burgundies. Seaside I use a lot of blue and green, which is obvious — calming and plays up the outside.”

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Beauty the & Feast

Jean Ann Van Krevelen

Jean Ann Van Krevelen is an avant gardener, social media fanatic and non-snooty foodie. She is the co-author of Grocery Gardening: Planting, Preparing and Preserving Fresh Food. Her photography and writing has appeared in a variety of traditional and digital publications including Fine Gardening, GreenProfit, and the Chicago Sun Times. Jean Ann is the National Garden Guru for the Proven Winners website. She writes for her own blog at GardenertoFarmer.net and is one half of the slightly off-kilter podcasting team at GoodEnoughGardening.com.

Rosalind Creasy

Tips from the doyenne of edible landscaping, Rosalind Creasy.

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here are many gardeners who love the idea of growing their own food, but may be unwilling to give up the yard space required for a traditional, row-based vegetable garden. Or, it may be that the full-scale effort of managing a mini-urban farm that is daunting. That’s where Edible Landscaping author, Rosalind Creasy, steps in with tips for creating an easy, edible/ornamental mix that is as yummy as it is beautiful.

Edible landscaping is a design and gardening method that integrates edibles and ornamentals in the same spaces.

According to Ros, “in an edible landscape, red cabbages are combined with purple pansies in a container, lettuces of many colors are laid out in a geometric pattern to fill a border along the lawn, and a rainbow of chard alternates with calendulas to line the pool bed is both a beautiful and productive garden.”

Keep in mind that edibles can be tucked into many places: patio containers, flower borders, front yard plantings and hanging baskets, for example. It is important to approach these combinations with an eye towards appearance. This will keep your yard looking more like edible landscaping versus a vegetable garden.

Ros also advises, “to turn a vegetable garden into an edible landscape that you can enjoy viewing from a back porch or bedroom, it needs some sense of design. For example, you can create a half circle, with six pie-wedges and a path through the center to a birdbath or bench as a focal point.” page 14 | #pallensmith fall issue 2013

There are many design techniques that work well with the edible/ornamental combination. A few include: • Color Blocking: planting large swaths of same color plants (combine red snapdragons with Red Russian kale) • Color Echoes: choose an inspiration plant or other material and choose the rest of your palette by echoing those colors and shapes (inspiration plant: a burgundy and white dahlia, supporting plants: red cabbage, peacock broccoli, artichoke and beets) • Light and Dark: the use of light and dark colors, as well as shadows and light to impact design (many edibles will grow in part shade, the herb chervil, for example is a delightfully dainty leaved plant with tiny white flowers…perfect for lightening up a shady area) And if you are an apartment dweller, don’t fret. Containers are the perfect solution! Many plant growers now offer varieties that are bred to be suited to container growth. This is particularly helpful with plants like tomatoes, which tend to be space hogs. Other great contenders for containers include: cilantro, basil, peppers, zucchini and greens.

Keep in mind that you don’t have to change your entire yard at once…or ever. Try adding lettuce to your spring containers or grow cherry tomatoes for summer snacking. It really is extremely easy and lots of fun!

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HomeField

Advantage Tiffany Burgess Adams

Tiffany Burgess Adams is an Arkansas native with a deep love of all things home and design related.

After graduating from Auburn University with a B.A. in English, she began her career with Southern Progress Corporation (SPC) in Birmingham, Alabama. She spent six years with SPC, working primarily with Southern Living Custom Publishing as both an editor and producer, before returning to her home state. She currently serves as managing editor of At Home in Arkansas and works as a freelance writer and producer for both national and regional publications. In her spare time, she enjoys antiquing, floral design and travel.

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Tips for a Crowd-Pleasing

Tailgate in Your Own Backyard

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s sacred in many regions as football itself, tailgating has become a ritual for fans and families alike. However, you don’t have to be headed to the game to enjoy the ambience, company and perhaps most importantly, the food, at a tailgate.

In fact, you don’t even need a tailgate.

Creating a spirited atmosphere in your backyard can be just the ticket to enjoying a season of fun. Follow these tips for a winning watch party at home.

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Set Up the Main Attraction

While it may seem obvious, first and foremost you need a place to watch the game. If you don’t have hardwired televisions in your outdoor area, consider renting or purchasing a projector. All you’ll need is a wall expanse where you can hang a large dropcloth, and you’ll have a backyard big screen. For a different feel, you might consider listening to the game on the radio. Local sportscasters often provide enough commentary and colorful insights to make you feel like you have a 50-yard-line seat.

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Serve Gridiron Sustenance

For many the game is just a cover; the tailgate actually revolves around food.

Think small portions in large quantities when it comes to tailgate fare as most fans prefer to graze rather than sit down to a large meal. Model your menu after traditional stadium food—hot dogs, popcorn and nachos—but add your own gourmet twist to take it to the next level.

For example, provide mini goat cheese nacho trays or scoops of caramel-pecan popcorn.

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Pour Cheerful Beverages

Libations are the perfect place to add personalization. Give the party a twist with custom drinks or cocktails made specifically for the occasion. For example, if you want to beat Tennessee you might make Orange Crushers with orange soda and whipped cream or to cheer on Notre Dame mix up an Irish coffee. Be sure to offer non-alcoholic versions as well so everyone can be in on the fun.

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Encourage Team Spirit

Again, while it’s all about the game, there are details that should not be overlooked. Creating a tablescape or buffet spread in your team’s colors adds to the ambience. Start with a tablecloth in your school’s hues or better yet select one from the Team Tablevogue collection.

They feature the logos of numerous collegiate teams and fit neatly over standard-size folding tables.

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Entertain with Halftime Show

Get your group involved with halftime entertainment. Traditional games include a round of horseshoes or a bean-bag toss.

Want to step out of the box? Have a karaoke party with your school’s fight song and add a few favorite cheers.

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Keep on Gardening

It might be time to put away those white shoes, but keep your gardening gloves out.

Unlike white shoes, gardening gloves can still be worn after Labor Day. The weather and brilliant colors make autumn one of the best seasons to be in the garden. There is so much to enjoy and do.

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• Spring flowering bulbs such as tulips, hyacinths and daffodils. Be sure to buy extra for small pots you can bring indoors when the blooms emerge in spring.

• Cool temperatures and plentiful rain make this season ideal for planting perennials, shrubs and trees.

• Grow a salad garden with cool season greens such as arugula, lettuce, spinach and chives.

• If you live in a region where winters are mild, plant garlic cloves for spring harvest.

Video: Plants for Your Fall Vegetable Garden page 20 | #pallensmith fall issue 2013

• Sow wildflower seeds after the first killing frost, but before the ground freezes. Cool soil temperature will keep the seeds from germinating.

Do • Cut back perennials after several hard freezes. Cut the foliage down to about 2 inches from the ground.

I like to leave ornamental grasses and other interesting foliage intact to provide food and shelter for the birds. Plus it will give you something to look at in the dead of winter.

Video: Jobe’s Organics Fertilizer is a Super Hero!

• Rake leaves off of your lawn to keep them from creating a mat that will smother grass.

• Divide hosta, garden phlox, peonies, daylilies, black-eyed Susan, monarda and astilbe.

• Mark areas where hardy volunteers have dropped their seeds so that next spring you can be on the lookout for the seedlings.

• Start a compost bin. Fill your bin with alternating layers of leaves and green plant material, like grass clippings. Avoid adding sticks, diseased plant material, and weeds.

Lightly water and turn every few months. The compost should be ready by spring.

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Asters

Dahlias

Pumpkins and Winter Squashes

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responsibility

ReStore Reuse and Recycle with the help of Habitat for Humanity

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ows of wooden doors, boxes of hinges, shelves packed with light fixtures— all in a vast warehouse, and all for a reduced price.

Shutters wait to be hung and end tables stand ready to be revamped with a fresh coat of paint in this do-it-yourselfer’s version of heaven, Little Rock’s local Habitat for Humanity ReStore.

Reuse stores became my new haunt.

I found the cabinets for the cottage at the Habitat ReStore, which sells gently used and new home improvement materials, furniture and building materials at a steeply reduced priced and the proceeds benefit Habitat’s homebuilding efforts.

I also found light fixtures for the kitchen I discovered this place last year while building the secondhand, which we covered with a Garden Home Cottage. We set out to build an new coat of paint, and the mantel over energy-efficient, eco-friendly home with a budget the fireplace. of $150,000 in 150 days, an undertaking not for the weak willed or the sane. We wanted to use When you shop reuse stores, be prepared local materials and find items to reuse to reduce to spend time to save money. Revisit often. our carbon footprint, treading as lightly on the Don’t give up after one visit. The inventory planet as possible and rationing our money. Plus changes regularly, so chances are what it needed to look good because it was the future you’re looking for will turn up eventually.

Ask the employees if they’ve seen items home for my brother and his family. on your materials list. They may even offer to give you a quick call if a new pallet of bathroom tiles comes in.

Finishes are hardly ever what you want when you find reuse items. Don’t agonize about it. If the piece is otherwise what you want, you can change the finishing at home. Think of it as an opportunity to customize. The original finish of the hanging lamps in the kitchen didn’t match so we painted them white to complement the kitchen. Easy fix.

For more information and to locate a ReStore near you, visit habitat.org/restores

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Go into reuse stores with an open mind. Be on the lookout for items that can be used for something other than their intended purpose. For example, I found several large, rounded glass containers, about 24 inches tall, that I flipped over and used as pedestals for potted plants on the back porch. Others have turned metal strainers and farm equipment into covers for light fixtures. Let yourself come up with new uses for old things.

I’ve also seen an old door turned into a rustic coffee table and a long shutter into a table runner. The possibilities are limitless and allow you to personalize your home with your own distinct finds.

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he handy thing about this compost bin is that is sits right in your bed. Fill it up, let it compost over winter, then just remove the wire fencing and work the compost into the soil.

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Make a Raised Bed Compost Bin Composting made simple Materials: (4) 36-inch inches tall stakes 70-inch wide piece of hog wire fencing Twine Green plant debris Brown plant debris Climbing plants Directions: Hammer the stakes into the ground equidistance apart.

Wrap the hog wire fencing around the stakes to form a circle.

Secure the hog wire to the stakes with twine.

Fill the compost bin with alternating layers of green, nitrogen-rich grass or plant clippings and raw veggie scraps and brown, carbon-rich dried leaves.

Lightly water your compost pile every two weeks to keep it damp. About once a month “stir� the compost to aerate.

In six months you’ll have homemade, organic hummus to add to your garden.

How Does Compost Happen?

The composting process is a magical blend of brown (carbon) and green (nitrogen) plant debris, oxygen, moisture and microbes.

When all these elements get together the compost pile will heat up and the materials will transform into humus.

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Mark Twain House Inspires a Creative Escape A

lthough I’d like to imagine literary icon Mark Twain penning the great American novel on a porch somewhere overlooking the Mississippi River, that was not the case. At 18, Twain left his southern home of Hannibal, Missouri, traveled for a few years, achieved some success with his writing and migrated north to live in Hartford, Connecticut. It was there he oversaw the building of his dream home, a 19-room masterpiece, and it was there, in a sanctuary he created for himself, that he produced his best work. Last fall, I took a weeklong trip to New England with the film crew to explore the standout home of this titan of American literature.

The home was noteworthy for its time, and still is, with its oddly arranged rooms, curved walls and octagonal porches. Twain called it the “loveliest home that ever was,” while the local paper, the Hartford Times, took a more neutral stance and wrote that the structure was “…one of the oddest looking buildings in the State ever designed for a dwelling, if not the whole country.” The novelty

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of the home’s design attracted regional and local attention and certainly gave the neighbors something to discuss.

And to Twain it was perfect.

The three-story Victorian Gothic home featured painted brick, a steeply pitched roof, dormer windows, intricately carved wooden support beams, multiple chimneys and a glass conservatory. My favorite part was the third floor, a place occupied primarily by Twain’s sanctuary, his billiard room, which he devoted to playing pool, conducting business and writing.

He placed a desk on one side of the room and stationed his billiard table in the middle, dedicating one side to play and the other to work. He made sure the room was isolated, removed from the tumult of the home and

its interruptions. The window-filled room and the three porches on the third floor ensured that he had varying beautiful views.

In this third floor room at a desk in the corner, Twain created many of his most famous works including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “Huckleberry Finn,” “Life on the Mississippi” and “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.” Numerous vivid characters that shaped American fiction, much of his sharp humor and his critiques of injustice and irrationality were born in this room. Ironically, quite a bit of his iconic writing that captured the spirit of the South was written long after he relocated to the North. He wrote in the billiards room late at night and played pool between writing pages. He spread his manuscripts on the billiard table to clear his head and look at them freshly.

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The plan for this special room was a long time coming. Years earlier, in the Nevada silver fields in the early 1860s, Twain told his friend that when he “made it rich,” he’d build a billiard room on the top floor of his home and even then he was fantasizing about the home’s details—down to considering upholstery color. Should it be blue or green? Green it is. Blue might be more easily damaged by dust and sunlight.

In addition to being enamored with Mark Twain’s literary legacy and the history of the home during my time in Connecticut, I was most struck by how he created a place to cultivate his creativity and unwind.

While we might not all be authors like Twain, we all benefit from a creative sanctuary. Teachers plan their lessons to educate in innovative ways, an entrepreneur looks to solve a problem at work— creativity takes place in everyday life. I find my inspiration in the garden. How about you? Whether you find it in a chair on your patio, reading a book or in your study, be sure to make space for yourself to refresh, create and relax.

Creative Spaces on Pinterest Check out these inspirational pictures of creative spaces that I’ve pinned to my Pinterest board. page 26 | #pallensmith fall issue 2013

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Decorating

for Fall

Skip the florist and head to the produce aisle.

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ruits and vegetables are perfect for using as centerpieces during the harvest season. Winter squash in particular will create a lovely and long-lasting arrangement. Look for vegetables in three sizes —large, medium, and small, and in colors that are compatible together and will harmonize with your table setting.

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Pomegranates, pears and apples purchased at the grocery store mix nicely with wild pears from the garden. #pallensmith fall issue 2013 | page 29

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P. Allen Smith’s Holiday Collection Coming soon to Home Depot and Independent Garden Centers

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MarketPlace SaniDate Fruit & Vegetable Wash

Safely removes pesticides and bacteria and helps keep produce fresh longer.

Le Creuset Stockpots

You only need one stockpot and this is it. $70 - $160 depending on size

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Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy The bible of edible landscaping.

Jobe’s Compost Starter

Kick start your compost.

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Team Tablevogue

Katie Ridder Tote Bag

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Give your folding table some team spirit. depending on size

Nature-inspired prints.

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Frances Palmer Small Cake Plate

This cake plate and seasonal produce would make a lovely centerpiece.

$115.00 FrancesPalmerPottery.com

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Oklahoma Pastry Cloth™ A kitchen essential for holiday baking.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Halloween Party October 26, 2013

Fall Tours

Every Thursday and Friday from October 3 through November 22, 2013

50th Annual Delaware Antiques Show November 8 through 10, 2013 Wilmington, Delaware

Garden Home Lecture Series Presents Peter Hatch Director of Gardens and Grounds Emeritus for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation November 20, 2013 Clinton School of Public Service

Holiday Open Houses

December 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2013  

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Be sure to also support your local 4-H/FFA chapters and to visit your county, state and regional livestock and poultry shows to help further the cause.

Let’s talk chickens! click here

Can You Guess This Heritage Breed?

Answer: Barred Plymouth Rock page 34 | #pallensmith fall issue 2013

marge says

But for the Grace ofGod

Humane Society of Pulaski County I’ve got to give a shout out to my local Human Society. They really know how to take care of their guests and because it’s a no-kill shelter you can stay as long as you need.

Video: Cats at the Humane Society of Pulaski County old weather is on its way and my cat Marge is feeling thankful that she has a warm home and endless supply of kibble. Not all of her kind are so lucky. With this in mind she set out to find reliable resources for her feline friends in need.

Here is what she discovered.

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There is many a day that I ponder just how lucky I am. I’ve got a deluxe stomping ground, a man who loves me and I never want for anything.

Not. One. Thing. I wish this were true for all my brethren, but it’s just not the case. There are a lot of felines living on the streets or in shelters.

Thankfully there are also a lot of those two legged animals with opposable thumbs that are willing and able to help out.

Alley Cat Allies Alley Cat Allies got my whiskers to twitching because they focus primarily on feral cats and my mom was homeless. This organization advocates humane management of wild cat colonies and the use of trap, neuter, and return.

I also appreciate their efforts to change the negative perception of feral cats. Living in the wild doesn’t mean you are a savage.

Heck, even I was born under a house.

Feline Rescue and Rehome (FuRR) FuRR is another local group, but unlike the Humane Society they only help cats.

“Operation Jack” is a trap, neuter, return program for feral cats. They also hold spay/ neuter clinics and help find homes for stray cats.

But for the grace of God is what I think every time a stray cat comes wandering around my patch. If it weren’t for Allen I’d be living off of garbage scraps and sleeping in the elements.

You wouldn’t want that to be my life would you? I didn’t think so. You shouldn’t want that for other cats either. Check into one of the charities above or find a local rescue group to support. You’ll sleep better at night, I promise. #pallensmith fall issue 2013 | page 35

For Purina Nutritionist Dr. Mikelle Roeder, a healthy chicken is just as important as a delicious egg. That’s why she makes sure Purina feed gives your chicks what they need to grow into healthy birds. And as they start laying eggs, Purina provides all the nutrients needed for strong shells and rich golden yolks. So when it comes to choosing between the chicken and the egg, choose both with Purina.

Start your flock off right at MyPurinaFlock.com.

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A well-appointed table transforms a meal into an occasion. This idea of a mini pumpkin place card is simple and festive.

• Write names on place cards.

• Cut a silt across the top of a mini pumpkin.

• Insert place card.

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