Denise Kersting

I abhor English ivy. That noxious weed killed my peonies, my best rose bush, and almost killed my nine-bark & purple lilacs. Really the only thing I've found is pulling it and deep mulching. And repeating till no more of the evil things sprout. I got my one bed mostly under control, but am still waging a war on another bed where it is threatening to take out my white lilac. When I got rid of it, I did just put it in the trash (which gets burned), I didn't put it with my municipal "compostable" stuff because I was afraid it would become a problem for them by taking root or what not.

I just got a new 100-micron filter that fits over a standard 5-gallon bucket like this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013KQNXP4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 for pre-filtering before a ceramic filter. I'm hoping it'll make the task easier, I used to pour the water through a fabric (felt-like) "filter bowl" into a bucket and I often missed or poured too fast.
First edit for the link. Second edit to say: I am filtering a bit of sediment from spring water, so grey water might not work with this setup.

I don't have a recipe, but I always use the same amount by volume of mint & flat-leaf parsley. My tabouleh is more green than wheat-berry brown when I'm done mixing For me, the lemon is a must, and while fresh with some zest is great, reconstituted in the bottle works fine too. Edit to note: tabouleh is great for summertime picnics and get-togethers because it won't spoil or make people ill if not refrigerated or kept cool like some mayo-based salads might.

I just started using a small amount of castor oil rubbed into my nail bed and cuticles. It absorbs really quickly and has already seems like it is helping combat dryness and flaking.

Maybe one of these:
https://www.almostedenplants.com/shopping/products/1190-temple-bells-pieris-lily-of-the-valley-bush-andromeda/
or
https://leafyplace.com/white-flowering-shrubs/
Good luck identifying it!

Total repost of an article here, but in case anyone out there is near or would like to relocate to Harrisburg, PA, a local farming program teaching Harrisburg students about agriculture and nutrition needs new management: https://theburgnews.com/news/harrisburg-school-district-in-search-of-group-to-operate-joshua-farm-provide-educational-programming?fbclid=IwAR0gmFxfo5XudrM6m14MyTb3jvDJ62jWZbhNXCtxao872D-IK1tBWOkY1PA

Not sure where you got your pressures for steam, but 9 psi is ridiculously high.  The empire state building runs on 2 psi. Me, I'm at about 1.5 psi. If you need help reducing your consumption or fixing your system, check out heatinghelp.com Edit to say, if you can't turn the psi or your system to 2 and have all the rads heat appropriately then you have a problem, likely with venting and/or traps (system dependant), or rad/line pitch.

Here's another great use for cornstarch, lemon pie: https://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/12/calamondin-or-lemon-pie-with-oatmeal.html. I've made this using a store-bought graham-cracker crust (so not fat-free) and the lemon pie was great!

Edit (I misread the OP) Does anyone know the cost to install a gas steam boiler?

Anne Miller wrote: the local grocery store is a 60-mile trip.

Goodness, that is a long drive!