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The Fentanyl Crisis

  How the fentanyl crisis at the Mexico border affects Central Texas   Here is quote from the above article: By: Cierra Shipley Posted at 5:09 PM, Jun 03, 2021 and last updated 7:47 PM, Jun 03, 2021 WACO, TX — The fentanyl crisis at the Texas/Mexico border continues as just this year an 800% increase in seizures occurred in the first four months of 2021 than the last four years combined. This may be a crisis increasing a few hundred miles away but that doesn't mean it can't make its way to us, here in Central Texas. "We're right between Austin and Dallas so that just makes us a melting pot of all kinds of stuff," Waco PD PIO Officer Garen Bynum said. I-35 is a drug trafficking corridor that runs right through Waco, so it's easy for drugs to come from Mexico. Regarding fentanyl, there is no crisi...

Gardening resources

  https://rootedgarden.com/ consultations/  Gardening Consultations in HOUSTON Audubon for native planting database:  https://www.audubon.org/native-plants?fbclid=IwAR2lTzsEoXeNvfIxm6bMIIkDoRvbH6s38jd_K3cKuDv8ebYxa9zd-pQwnAU How to Care for a Backyard Don't let your large lawn intimidate you — ease into yardwork like a pro with this expert advice. ============== information about seeds: THE 14 BEST SEED COMPANIES TO PLANT IN YOUR ORGANIC GARDEN Posted  under  Better Planet   by  Nan Fischer   on  January 4, 2018 Here are some tips before you begin searching for seed companies: Seed companies have many suppliers. Read  How We Choose Our Seeds  by Renee Shepherd of Renee’s Garden Seeds to learn about the process of trialing varieties and contracting with farmers to grow out the ones that eventually make it to the seed catalog. Many companies grow out some or most of the seeds they sell, and contract out the rest. For some, the seed bu...