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Quick-starting vegetable gardens, Part 2 This “Quick Starting” series is an attempt at responding to the surge in interest in growing your own food, perhaps for the first time. Since right now is gardening go time, and proper timing is an important part of that, this article will just be hitting on basic action points without dedicating space to the why of the task. Based on feedback from last week’s column, it’s apparent that a Q-and-A format may be the most helpful way to do this. If you need detailed information on any topic or would like to see a topic covered, please see the contact info below. • If you are digging a new garden, or even constructing raised beds, it’s best to call 811 and ask for a free utility locate. While most utilities are below tillage depth, there are some exceptions, especially communication cables. • I can’t decide what the best raised bed option is for me. Can you suggest some examples?
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They grow fast and generally don’t have much in the way of pest problems. However, it’s getting late to plant these crops so while you can still plant a few if you like, it’s best to keep these in mind for this fall. Some of the easiest summer crops are peppers, okra and green beans. Tomatoes are not the easiest plants to grow, but since it is the gold standard for a summer garden, try cherry tomatoes and they tend to have fewer problems than large tomatoes. For more information on this or any other horticultural topic, you can contact Keith Reed, the Horticulture Educator in the Payne County Extension office. During the Covid19 shutdown, Keith can be reached via email at keith.reed@
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Store and Use Fuel Wisely: Proper fuel storage is critical for any shed or garage. Take the step of evaluating and ditching your old metal containers, which are prone to fuel and fume leakage. Consider new models constructed of durable, reliable and safe high-density polyethylene. You’ll also want to be sure your fuel container has a Flame Mitigation Device (FMD) and childproof lock, like Scepter SmartControl fuel containers do. Plus, the innovative spout design of Stay Safe: SmartControl conWhile unseen, tainers provides a fuel emits vapors clean, fast and hasthat can be explosle-free pour and sive. For that reahelps save gas by son, keep burning eliminating messy cigarettes and other spills. And, because ignition sources the container stores away from fuel con- with the spout on, tainers. Surprising- hands stay clean. ly, even cell phones Available in one-, can create a static two- and five-gallon charge that might sizes, the Smartignite gasoline, so Control line inalways keep them cludes containers away from fueling for gasoline, diesel efforts. and kerosene. If you’re in the To get the most middle of a task out of your fuel conand need more fuel, tainers, check out shut off the engine. the instructional
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HUD marks Fair Housing Month WASHINGTON – Each April, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) observes Fair Housing Month. The theme for the 2020 commemoration is Call HUD: Because Sexual Harassment in Housing is Illegal. The theme serves a dual purpose; first, as a public awareness campaign that urges the persons who experience sexual harassment where they live to ‘call HUD’ for help and second, the theme reflects the Department’s continuing efforts to combat this and other forms of discrimination. This year’s theme focuses on protecting individuals from harassment by property owners, managers, maintenance workers or other residents, and Imagehelps to educate the public about what behaviors and actions constitute sexual harassment and resources HUD offers to those that experience harassment. “While any form of discrimination stains the very fabric of our nation, HUD is especially focused on protecting the right of individuals to feel safe and secure in their homes, free from sexual harassment or unwanted
sexual advances,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “This theme, which is a call to action, is an appeal to those who experience discrimination, particularly survivors of sexual harassment, to contact HUD for help. Much work remains to be done, but HUD’s efforts in this area are already producing real results for real people.” “Complaints we receive demonstrate the importance of continuing our commitment to shining a light on this form of discrimination and letting everyone know that HUD is here to help,” said Anna María Farías, HUD’s Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. “Even as the nation is dealing with a health crisis unlike any we have experienced in recent history, HUD is open for business and working to ensure that no one has to tolerate harassment or unwanted sexual advances in the place they call home.” Recently, HUD approved several Conciliation Agreements with housing providers in Napa Valley, California, resolving allegations that the on-site manager for one of their properties sexually harassed
female residents. The settlements called for the owners to pay $49,000 to women who filed complaints, remove the on-site manager and attend fair housing training. In addition, HUD and the Department of Justice continue to work together through a nationwide joint initiative that is combating sexual harassment in housing. This year, throughout the month of April, the “Humans of HUD” photoblog will feature stories from victims of sexual harassment in housing, highlighting the personal testimonies of survivors and those who helped them. Every year, HUD and its fair housing partner organizations pursue enforcement actions, work to enhance the public’s awareness of their housing rights and emphasize the importance of ending housing discrimination. Last year,
HUD issues mortgage relief guidance U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it is issuing new mortgage payment relief guidance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for borrowers with multifamily mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or borrowers participating in other HUD Multifamily housing programs. Servicers must grant Multifamily borrowers experiencing financial hardships, as a result of COVID-19, up to 90 days of forbearance when the borrower requests assistance. Servicers can grant this forbearance without direct HUD approval if they follow the protocol in HUD’s guidance. Read the guidance for Multifamily lenders, servicers, and other stakeholders. Additionally, FHA is announcing that, as required by the CARES Act, all owners/agents of FHA-insured Multifamily properties and properties participating in HUD Multifamily assisted housing programs must cease evictions of tenants for non-payment of rent for 120 days. To facilitate implementation, HUD is providing a standard Multifamily forbearance protocol to reduce paperwork and streamline processing for borrowers, servicers, and lenders. The protocol includes: • Allowing servicers to grant, without HUD approval, up to 30 days of forbearance for borrowers experiencing a financial hardship due to COVID-19 if the borrower was current on their mortgage payments as of February 1, 2020; • Allowing automatic forbearance extensions from servicers to borrowers for up to two additional 30-day periods, without HUD approval; and • Encouraging borrowers to enter into repayment plans with renters (residential and commercial) that experience an income reduction or temporary loss of household income but are able to make up the difference over time, without HUD approval. the Department charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by encouraging, enabling, and causing housing discrimination through the company’s advertising platform. Overall in 2019, HUD and its partner agencies settled more than 600 complaints alleging discrimination based on one or more of the Fair Housing Act’s seven protect-
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Forgotten household skills revived By Julia Rubin Associated Press
Erin Bried, right, with her daughters Ellie, 9, left, and Bea, 4, as they sew masks. Bried is the author of “How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew,” left, and “How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew.” HOLLY BEMISS VIA AP
women who had lived through the Great Depression and imparted lessons on how to make do and get by. “I feel a new, closer connection to all of their stories now,’’ she says. “It was a difficult time, and it left its mark on all of them. I think this pandemic, too, will leave its mark on us much in the same way. It’s caused us all to halt our lives and reevaluate, maybe for the first time, what is truly important and what we’re equipped to handle.” Jeanne Huntley, who taught high school home economics for 35 years in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, thinks society lost something important when
schools phased out home economics and shop classes in favor of computer science, robotics and STEM. “A lot of younger people have been brought up in a consumer society – `You don’t fix things, you replace things,’’’ she says. “Parents are busy too, and there’s not a lot of time to pass on those skills. But knowing you can make things and fix things gives us a sense of confidence in ourselves.’’ This is not new for everyone. There’s always been a countercurrent of people yearning to get back to basics. The DIY movement has blossomed in recent years, and long before the coronavirus ``urban homesteaders’’ ex-
perimented with backyard chickens, homemade dyes, wooden toys and organic food. Concerns over climate change have kickstarted a strong movement toward buying fewer things and leaving a lighter footprint on the environment: “Reduce, reuse, recycle.’’ Now, in a time of feared shortages and limited mobility, this emphasis on self-sufficiency is going wider. Sharon Bowers, co-author with her husband, David, of a book about life skills called ``The Useful Book” (Workman), embraces the trend. But she cautions people to be smart – and check out books and YouTube videos before plunging in.
“I’m urging you to boldly go and try something new, but not something that you know is way outside your ability. ... You could probably wire a lamp, but don’t mess around with the circuit board in your house,” she says. “If you make a mess – assuming you don’t break something you really need – you can always call the professionals when we’re out the other side.” Even the Bowerses, fix-it pros who live outside Dublin, Ireland, with their two teenage sons, “have a plumbing problem that’s complicated” to deal with. “And,” she says, “we’re just going to have to wait.”
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instructions on a YouTube video. “I haven’t pulled my sewing machine out for many years. I never really had the time,’’ she says. “Those junior high sewing classes kicked back in.” She plans to keep the machine out and try some projects, like pillow covers, that she’s put off for years. ``It felt good to create something useful again,’’ says Simonsen. Yes, you can still order takeout in most places and call the plumber or electrician. But more people are trying to do that only when absolutely needed. Hardware stores have seen high demand for home-repair and lawn tools. Social media feeds everywhere are full of posts from newbies planting vegetable gardens, giving themselves haircuts and baking bread. Especially sourdough. Lots of sourdough. YouTube has seen a spike of more than 100% in average daily views of videos with ``Cook with Me’’ in the title since March 15 compared to the rest of the year, said spokeswoman Veronica Navarrete. ``We’re seeing this trend across several verticals,’’ including cleaning, she said. For her book, Bried interviewed
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Mending clothes. Cutting hair. Fixing a squeaky door or a dripping faucet. Baking bread. A generation or two ago, household skills like these were common, learned at home and at school. Then it became easier to toss things out rather than fix them, quicker to call the professionals. Now, in an unsettling era of staying at home and not knowing what will be available tomorrow, the old ways are being dusted off and relearned. Since the coronavirus has shuttered many small businesses that do our work and supply our things, millions of people trying to stay home are driven by necessity – or boredom – to do more cooking, cleaning, fixing, grooming and other practical skills themselves. “It’s during uncertain times like these when we take stock of all the basic life skills we’ve forgotten, or never learned in the first place, because they sure could come in handy right about now,’’ says Erin Bried, a magazine editor in Brooklyn and author of “How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew” (Ballantine). In a dark and
difficult time, it can be an emotional lift to find that you’re more capable around the house than you thought. “I accomplished something real today!” Maria Kernahan, a real estate agent and children’s book author, said after installing a new thermostat herself in her Castle Park, Michigan, house. She followed online advice to figure out the wiring in the old house. Her husband, meanwhile, has begun chopping wood. “We’re making this up as we go along,’’ she said. Bill Hughes, a business consultant in University Place, Washington, had to wash some shirts and didn’t want to put them away wrinkled. “When I was a graduate student, I would iron my own shirts to save some money. It was tedious and I looked forward to the day when I could afford to drop off my shirts to be cleaned,” says Hughes, 59. ``Since my dry cleaners is closed, I dusted off the iron and ironing board, turned on some Huey Lewis and the News, and went at it.” Janice Simonsen, who works in corporate communications in Philadelphia, helped sew masks for medical personnel, following
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