How to attract winter birds to your feeder | Raw Sunflower Seeds In Shell

DEAR DAVID: You know how they say if you put 10,000 monkeys in a room, typing on keyboards non-stop, that one will eventually produce a great piece of literature? Well, forget the monkeys and start rounding up some squirrels.

With an assortment of feeders in place, an array of foods can be offered to attract the birds you want in a relatively targeted way. Here’s a look at the common backyard birds attracted to each of the most common bird foods.

Sunflower seeds have antioxidant properties and are helpful in controlling high blood pressure, and chest congestion. They also improve digestion, cardiovascular health and bone health. Their nutty flavour makes them a great snack to chew on, and they are an excellent addition to salads, chicken recipes, scrambled eggs or cereal. These seeds also help to prevent osteoporosis, arthritis and asthma while also improving your hair, skin and immune system.

Joel Milowicki of Keenan Greenhill Farm in Hempfield operates JP’s Farmers Market on Route 819 with his family. Some of his crops, like many others in the state, were hurt by the rainy summer.

“We go to insane extremes,” said John Young of Jericho of his fellow growers. “It’s very addictive. It’s probably worse than nicotine.”

In the early ’90s, when Schumitsch first started processing, or dehulling, oats, they weren’t efficient. “It would take us anywhere from 35 to 45 hours to make a load, or 50,000 pounds of finished product,” Scott admits. “It’s remarkable to think about that.”

Mix the strained pumpkin puree with the egg in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. In a separate bowl, mix the ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella and the romano.

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Listeria outbreaks are common. The CDC estimates that Listeria puts 1,600 people into the hospital each year and kills 260 of them.

Pumpkins, which local farmers call “punkins,” are difficult to grow profitably on a small farm. They must be farmed on different plots every two to three years, or they can become diseased. Seeds are planted after Mother’s Day in May, and harvest comes four or five months later. Buyers typically want pumpkins only during a six-week stretch, leading up to Halloween. That puts enormous pressure on growers to cash in during a small window.

Nancy Kruse, President of the Kruse Company, is a menu trends analyst based in Atlanta. As one of Linked In’s Top 100 Influencers in the US, she blogs regularly on food-related subjects on the Linked In website.