Grimm Acres, Diversified

02/14/2025

I'm glad to hear this. I've used this method for years

A lot of gardeners are concerned about using cardboard in the garden - and well they should consider it carefully! There's little doubt that a double layer of corrugated cardboard, overlapping about 6 inches and placed over weeds that have been mowed, then covered with compost, good organic garden soil, organic matter that will rot in place, or mulch is an excellent way to get rid of weeds. But are we introducing chemicals into the garden that we don't want in our organic gardens?

According to The ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Program's research, which looked into the chemicals used in cardboard ink, glue, and coatings, brown corrugated cardboard is benign in the garden.

REMEMBER: For gardening, only brown cardboard boxes are suitable (white or colored boxes will introduce undesirable chemicals into the soil), and they must not be shiny (an indication of a plastic coating). All tape, labels, and staples should be removed before using cardboard boxes in the garden.

Don't have enough cardboard to cover your entire garden? You could also use newspapers or paper bags. Newspapers must be black and white only; don't use colored or glossy sheets. Paper bags must be brown and any ink on them should be black only.
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02/13/2025

Loaded with fresh bread! I don’t know about you, but bread is a love language to me ❤️

02/13/2025

Someone asked us to put a sweet treat tray together so we did!

Want one too?! Just call or come in to order one! $65 per tray, comes with all of our current goodies plus fresh fruit!

***while supplies last

02/13/2025

Have you ordered your Heart Pizza yet?! ❤️🫶

Available all week long! And we can even write a note if you ask! 💌

Soak up all the LOVE this Valentine season! 💕

Call in, stop by or order online at bobespizza.net! 📲
We’re open from 4-8pm tonight!

02/13/2025

02/12/2025

Want to take photos with Highland Cows?! Now booking Spring Sessions at TC Highlands Farm

book here: https://book.usesession.com/s/Wrf61bYsRV

02/11/2025

I have several 😁 American Guinea Hogs for sale. All full-blooded but not registered.
I am not ready to sell my breeding stock right now, but if you would like to raise these wonderful little hogs for butchering or company/entertainment this is a great opportunity to get started without the larger investment.
I have piglets up to near butchering size. Price is dependent on size and the number you would like to take home. 🙂
If you are interested please message me.

Send a message to learn more

02/03/2025

Murphy, a disabled Bald Eagle, became famous after attempting to hatch a rock at his sanctuary. In 2023, the keepers made a life-changing decision, replacing the rock with an orphaned 1-week-old eaglet, rescued after a storm destroyed its nest. The goal was for Murphy to raise the eaglet and prepare it for a future release into the wild.
Despite losing the ability to fly due to an injury, Murphy’s nurturing instincts were clear. Recognizing his potential, the sanctuary gave him the opportunity to become a real parent.
The bond between Murphy and the eaglet was a success, with Murphy stepping into the role of a protective, loving father. His heartwarming story went viral, showcasing the profound emotional connections animals form and their ability to fulfill their natural instincts. Check out the full story about Murphy in the comments below:

11/05/2024

8 out of 9 woolly bear caterpillars agree it will be a mild winter. Severe or mild, they'll all be frozen solid under leaf litter anyway. In the spring, these caterpillars will thaw out, pupate within cocoons and emerge as adult Isabella tiger moths.

While there's no scientific backing to the idea that the banding color can predict winter weather, it's still fun to watch for patterns. Even caterpillars from the same clutch of eggs can have a wide variation in color!

📷 USFWS

09/04/2024

“All who are not lunatics are agreed about certain things. That it is better to be alive than dead, better to be adequately fed than starved, better to be free than a slave. Many people desire those things only for themselves and their friends; they are quite content that their enemies should suffer. These people can only be refuted by science: Humankind has become so much one family that we cannot ensure our own prosperity except by ensuring that of everyone else. If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also happy.“

— Bertrand Russell, The Science to Save Us from Science, The New York Times (19 March 1950)

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08/19/2024

Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice

Harold Alva Garman
Details
Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Technician Fifth Grade)
Conflict/Era: World War II
Unit/Command:
Company B, 5th Medical Battalion, 10th Infantry,
5th Infantry Division
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: August 25, 1944
Medal of Honor Action Place: near Montereau, France
Citation
For conspicuouus gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. On 25 August 1944, in the vicinity of Montereau, France, the enemy was sharply contesting any enlargement of the bridgehead which our forces had established on the northern bank of the Seine River in this sector. Casualties were being evacuated to the southern shore in assault boats paddled by litter bearers from a medical battalion. Pvt. Garman, also a litter bearer in this battalion, was working on the friendly shore carrying the wounded from the boats to waiting ambulances. As one boatload of wounded reached midstream, a German machine gun suddenly opened fire upon it from a commanding position on the northern bank 100 yards away. All of the men in the boat immediately took to the water except one man who was so badly wounded he could not rise from his litter. Two other patients who were unable to swim because of their wounds clung to the sides of the boat. Seeing the extreme danger of these patients, Pvt. Garman without a moment's hesitation plunged into the Seine. Swimming directly into a hail of machine-gun bullets, he rapidly reached the assault boat and then while still under accurately aimed fire towed the boat with great effort to the southern shore. This soldier's moving heroism not only saved the lives of the three patients but so inspired his comrades that additional assault boats were immediately procured and the evacuation of the wounded resumed. Pvt. Garman's great courage and his heroic devotion to the highest tenets of the Medical Corps may be written with great pride in the annals of the corps.
Medal of Honor Recipient Harold A. Garman
Medal of Honor Recipient Harold A. Garman
Additional Details
Accredited to: Albion, Edwards County, Illinois
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: April 6, 1945
Munetx, Germany, presented by Gen. George S. Patton
Born: February 26, 1918, Fairfield, Wayne County, IL, United States
Died: August 13, 1992, Albion, IL, United States
Buried: Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery (MH) , Albion, IL, United States