Recently the county of Sonoma has issued a statement asking its residents to take down all backyard bird feeders. This request came to help curb an outbreak of salmonella among native finches. While naturally occurring, diseases like salmonella are aided in their dastardly ways by bird feeders that are...
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Fire Season Part two (prep for humans and animals.)
Last week we talked about hardening your home and yard for fire season. Since then we have all had to deal with the reality of fire and global pandemic together. We are going to go ahead and do our post on ‘preparing for an emergency part two’ anyway however,...
Fire Season Part One (AKA another day in 2020)
Ever Wonder what a tourist brochure would sound like if it told the truth: Hello, welcome to the Bay Area! It’s September so that must mean, why yes! The air is hazy with smoke from fires burning here and there, the power is sketchy because our local power...
N95 vs KN95
N95 VS. KN95 Updated 1/8/2022. All older content is left for clarification. Updated/corrected content will appear in red. Please note that this blog is merely for informational purposes and should not be taken as an endorsement of any specific product or in lieu of the advice of a medical...
Resolutions Resolved
We know, it’s that time of the year where we all look forward to doing new things, to becoming a better version of ourselves. It’s also a great time to resolve to get your home up to its best version as well. Today we go through 3 home resolutions...
Not Afraid of the Dark.
A PSPS Planner By now we have all heard the term #PSPS. In case you were wondering it is what a certain utility company is calling their widespread power shut-offs throughout Northern California. The initials stand for Public Safety Power Shutoff and are called for during high fire risk...
A sharpened knife
It’s November, which means that most of us are preparing for that calorie-filled, family invasion known as Thanksgiving. Most people will do some sort of carving the turkey at the table, but even those of us who prefer to serve prime rib or ham or even Tofurkey all have...
Inside Out, a plant is a plant.
Aka why we dislike Lavandula Recently we have been asked a lot about what plants will do well outside versus inside. We were interested in this question, especially when our Garden Guru (yes, we have a Garden Guru, his name is Owen) told us that depending on the...
Mulch, mulch, baby…
It’s fall! If we lived on the East coast we would be blogging about turning leaves and winterizing our garden plots for the coming snow. But we live in the Bay Area and while there are things that need to be done to winterize, for the most part, our...
Hot Topic: Extreme Heat.
As August commences, we know that summer is almost upon us. Bay Area newbies may be confused by that sentence, but those of us who have lived through at least one full year here know exactly what that means. While the rest of the country has summer in June...