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036 The Cat Doctor

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Animals, Cats, Podcasts
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...cats What should you feed your cats The raw food debate Natural veterinary food and homemade pet food resource: balanceit.com AAFCO feeding trial How to tell if your cat is fat Meal feeding cats How to know how much to feed a cat Dry vs. wet food Flea control Heartworm Listener questions: weepy eyes, L-Lysine Cat social hierarchy Zylkene If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to root...

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How to Store Bulk Goods

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Food, Preparedness
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...ere is no inventory. So what to do for our households and communities? Buy food in bulk and eat from it. Restock as you eat. Need some tips on how to store food? Utah State University has you covered. I’d emphasize the importance of buying foods you like to eat. And watch out for pantry moths. UC Davis has a nice fact sheet on dealing with pantry pests. Lastly, share resources and techniques with your neighbors. Knowing the folks on our block, tha...

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RIP Joseph Shuldiner

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Food, Food Preservation
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...ology. We had a lot of fun on those long class days and always shared some food, wine and conversation afterwards. His gentle coaching over those glasses of wine taught me a lot about how to structure a class and how to impart complex information. Joseph was a gifted artist and designer with a passion for food. He was the author of a terrific cookbook called Pure Vegan: 70 Recipes for Beautiful Meals and Clean Living. He had a second book due to c...

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Why You Should Have a Cat Fountain

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Animals, Cats
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...d to encourage them to drink. Our cats get wet food in the morning and dry food in the evening. The wet food provides some hydration and the dry food helps keep their teeth clean. Encouraging them to drink water is where a cat fountain comes in handy. But, in the ultimate of “first world problems,” most cat fountains are ugly, resembling those plastic things you throw cigarette butts in: And we don’t want to encourage our cats to smoke: But I digr...

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Convention Report: Natural Products Expo West 2016

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Food
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...healthy as the many gluten free snacks out there. The ascendancy of Korean food. There was an entire aisle devoted to Korean products, something I was very pleased to see. A final note. Let me say how much I appreciate companies that staff their convention booths with knowledgeable employees (such as King Arthur Flour and Gustos Specialty Foods). Lesser companies hire attractive people who don’t know anything about the products they are representi...

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