The Alabama Cooperative Extension System's urban home horticulture team hosted the 2025 Spring Community Garden Expo on February 25. The Exp...
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala. – Popular New Year's resolutions are to eat healthier, take control of your diet and manage your overall health th...
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When winter gives way to spring, those with backyard chickens may find themselves with a surplus of eggs. Even after enjoying omelets, quich...
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Whether you are a backyard producer or a consumer of eggs, quality and safety are important to protect yourself and your family from potenti...
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1. Catch the latest buzz.
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2. Pick your plant.
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Earth Day is an annual celebration that highlights the environment and brings awareness to the importance of preserving nature. This day has...
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FACT: Butterflies use their long, straw-like tongue to drink nectar from deep within flowers.
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FACT: Some plants have evolved specific features to attract flies, including unique colors, shapes, and odors. Flies can help increase crop ...
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FACT: Wasps are carnivorous. They hunt other insects to feed their young. Wasps also help pollinate many wildflowers.
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FACT: Small bees collect pollen with scopal hairs on their hind legs or belly and are known to drink sweat off humans.
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FACT: Honey bees collect pollen using their hind legs, which have special structures called pollen baskets.
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FACT: Carpenter bees make nesting cavities from dead wood. Male carpenter bees will often hover in front of people. No worries! They cannot ...
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