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The Price of an Egg
by Melanie Blankenship March 16, 2026
It used to be simple. You woke up, cracked an egg into a pan, and never once asked how it got there. At first, the changes came dressed as progre...
- 2026
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From Storefront to Soil Why Nature’s Touch Nursery & Harvest Changed in 2023
by Melanie Blankenship March 14, 2026
For many years, Nature’s Touch Nursery & Harvest looked like what most people expect when they walk into a nursery or farm store a larger build...
- 2026
- california
- community
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- Cost
- Dumb
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- farming
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- gardening
- growyourown
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- ignorance
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- moneylaundering
- No basic science
- No common sense
- Over educated
- Perception
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- savefood
- seasonal
- Small growers
- smarter
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- store happenings
- Traped
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What Is Really In the Potting Soil You Buy?
by Melanie Blankenship March 14, 2026
What Is Really In the Potting Soil You Buy? Walk into almost any garden center or big box store and you’ll see pallets stacked high with bags label...
- 2026
- Dumb
- ignorance
- No basic science
- No common sense
- Over educated
- Perception
- Politics
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