Those jars of fruits and vegetables Carolina gardeners are canning may come with a hidden ingredient: the industrial chemical BPA. Bisphenol A has been used in plastics and in the coating of metal food cans since the 1950s. While the Food and Drug Administration says that standard toxicity tests support the safety of BPA’s use, [...]
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Chemical BPA lurks in canning lids
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged BPA, canning, chemicals, garden on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Make a planter box out of free pallets
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged garden, projects on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You can build a free planter box for your backyard out of two wooden pallets. It won’t be gorgeous, but it will be cheap and should only take part an afternoon. Many businesses have pallets free for the asking. Here’s how to build your planter box: 1. Take all the slats off one of [...]
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