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Paderno Vegetable Spiralizer
A few years ago I ordered a raw zucchini noodle salad. The “noodles” came crisp and fresh and were accompanied by a cold chicken salad. The dish was amazing. On my way out they showed me their Paderno Spiralizer and I have been using it ever since. It not only easily makes raw zucchini noodles but perfectly cut potatoes for hash browns and thinly sliced veggies for other salads and recipes. It comes with different blades. Watch out, this Emergency Room Nurse and experienced cook cut her finger on the blade taking it out of the packaging!
Here are some links through the University of Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Volunteers:
Butterfly- Habitat-Gardening
http://fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg/files/2011/01/Butterfly-Habitat-Gardening-5-9-12.pdf
Butterfly Resources
http://fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg/files/2011/01/Butterfly-References.pdf
Butterfly Garden in Pots
http://fyi.uwex.edu/sewmg/files/2011/01/Butterfly-Gardens-in-Pots-2012.pdf
http://monarchjointventure.org/images/uploads/documents/GardeningforMonarchs.pdf
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The other important thing that you can do is go on a monarch egg hunt, collect the eggs or the caterpillar if you are lucky enough to find one and protect it in a butterfly cage until it is a fully grow butterfly. By doing this and then releasing it, you can increase its rate of survival from 10% - 80%!
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The monarch butterfly is one of the most mysterious phenomenon in nature.
Please check out this documentary on Nova.
If not redirected in 5 seconds, copy/paste this into your browser: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/journey-butterflies.html