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Patch's House & Home
Pony Up and Party – It’s Derby Day, a History
The race is on at Churchill Downs for more than the thoroughbreds and jockeys riding in this year’s 138th Kentucky Derby. And this week's articles will help Fenton and High Ridge r...
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News
Derby Day Recipes
Here's some Kentucky Derby recipes to help you enjoy Saturday's race. For a history of the recipes, check the related article. The Kentucky Derby Mint Julep (Courtesy Churc...
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Patch's House & Home
See Yesterday's Article From the Post on Chickens!
Leah Thorsen, St. Louis Post Dispatch reporter, contacted the co-organizers of our local backyard chicken meetup list to do an article on keeping chickens. She chose to interview an...
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Patch's House & Home
Eat The Frog
Have you heard the saying that if the first thing you do when you wake up each morning is eat a live frog, nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day? Efficiency training exper...
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Patch's House & Home
For Locavores, May Signals a Brand New Season
Locavores rejoice. May marks the opening of area farm markets. Counted among this year’s market crop is the Arnold Farmer’s Market, located on the grounds of Fox Middle School, that open...
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The Neighborhood Files
Caterpillars Have Taken to Walking Now
Have you seen those spider web-like "baskets" in tree limbs throughout the St. Louis area? Take a close look at the mostly impenetrable web structure and you'll see Eastern Tent Caterpil...
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Patch's House & Home
Learn about Healthy Yards and Food Preservation from MU Extension
The St. Louis Office of the University of Missouri Extension is hosting a seven session sustainability series called 7 Shades of Green every Tuesday from March 20th through May 1st from 6...
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Business
Bi-State Landscaping To Host 'Ladies Party' to Support Library
Lindsay Winkler, of Bi-State Landscape Supply & Garden Gifts, 3112 Pleasant View Drive, High Ridge, is hosting a "Ladies Party" April 28 that will feature refreshments, a wine tasting...