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Prairie Fare: Gardening encourages better nutrition

Prairie Fare: Gardening encourages better nutrition

Prairie Fare: Gardening encourages better nutrition

I was a reluctant gardener as a child. We had two large gardens and numerous flower beds. My parents encouraged my help by roasting hot dogs and marshmallows after we were done with our gardening chores at our “food” garden in the country.
Valley News & Views

Valley News & Views

Preplan for healthier field meals

Working long hours in the field, with heavy and often dangerous equipment and conditions, it’s important to maintain energy during work. Planning field meals in advance can help to alleviate the stress and also helps you avoid fast food, which is not a good source of proper nutrients or energy.
Look for label 4a when selecting plants for Drayton

Look for label 4a when selecting plants for Drayton

Look for label 4a when selecting plants for Drayton

Make sure trees, shrubs are winter hardy before purchasing Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is encouraging homeowners to read the tag and research products before buying and planting nursery stock for their property.
Dakota Gardener: Managing earthworm damage in lawns

Dakota Gardener: Managing earthworm damage in lawns

Dakota Gardener: Managing earthworm damage in lawns

April showers bring May flowers. Spring rains also brings the first sightings of earthworms on driveways and sidewalks. While this is good fortune for the hungry robins, homeowners often express dismay at the appearance of numerous earthworm castings in lawns.
The clock is ticking for your REAL ID

The clock is ticking for your REAL ID

The clock is ticking for your REAL ID

North Dakotans planning on boarding aircraft or entering any federal facilities now have a little less than a year to get a REAL ID.
NDFB Photo Contest 2024 invites North Dakotans to showcase their photographic talent

NDFB Photo Contest 2024 invites North Dakotans to showcase their photographic talent

NDFB Photo Contest 2024 invites North Dakotans to showcase their photographic talent

Bismarck, N.D. – North Dakota's picturesque landscapes, vibrant lifestyles, and diverse wildlife offer countless captivating photo opportunities, and the NDFB Promotion and Education Committee is thrilled to announce the launch of its annual photo contest.
From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

From the pastor’s desk

Hagar was a servant in Abraham’s house. She served his wife Sarah. Hagar became pregnant, and due to a series of difficult situations, found herself homeless. Hagar set out with her young son, perhaps to Egypt, because she an Egyptian girl.
Reverse snowbird

Reverse snowbird

Reverse snowbird

Hello neighbors, friends and family. Your ever roving, ever evolving, reverse Snowbird, Travel Stories author & weekly poet is here to pick up where I left off last week. In a short 100 years, 2124 we will all (adults) be gone from this earth. Our bodies will lay in a grave few visit.
“And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I the LORD, have spoken and have done it” (Ezekiel 17:24-25, NKJV).

“And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the LORD, brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; I the LORD, have spoken and have done it” (Ezekiel 17:24-25, NKJV).

Prism of Prose

God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth” (Genesis 1:11, NKJV). The thread of trees runs through scripture from the burning bush to Calvary and beyond.