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The Loy Of The Land
USE OF THE IRISH FOOT PLOUGH called a loy nearly died out in the 1980s, after centuries of farmers and gardeners using it to dig neat furrows all over the island. From the Irish laí, meaning “spade,” the loy’s fall from grace had been a long time com
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Piecing Together Plants
TOTIPOTENCE REFERS TO the potential ability of any part of a plant — except reproductive cells (egg and sperm) within a flower — to give rise to any other part of a plant, or even to a whole new plant. That’s because all of a plant’s cells (with some
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Serviceberry Sauce
This versatile sauce is best served with cheesecake, over ice cream, or spooned straight out of the pan. Yield: 2 cups. 2 cups fresh serviceberries¼ cup granulated sugar2 tablespoons lemon juice2 tablespoons cornstarch½ teaspoon vanilla oralmond extr

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