I usually keep my politics to myself, but I was given the opportunity to contribute a prize to the Climate Action Giveaway recently.  So I'm spreading the word.  Here's the scoop:

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Sometime in late spring, I planted a handful of sunflower seeds along with some cosmos in hopes that they would fill in the blanks spots as the Dog Days of summer set in.  True to form, the cosmos took over an entire raised bed and the sunflowers sent up two huge stalks with glorious flowers bigger than dinner plates.  I wondered if we'd be able to harvest the seeds for snacking or if the birds would get them all.  I've never harvested sunflower seeds successfully before, and I was determined to change my track record. I ...