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[View Online Version]( [The OFA Companion Header Logo]( July 27, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [WEATHER]( [ASTRONOMY]( [GARDENING]( [CALENDAR]( [FOOD]( [ADVICE]( [STORE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- O Thou who passest thro’ our vallies in Thy strength, curb thy fierce steeds, allay the heat That flames from their large nostrils! thou, O Summer, Oft pitched’st here thy golden tent, and oft Beneath our oaks hast slept, while we beheld With joy, thy ruddy limbs and flourishing hair. –William Blake (1757–1827) [Order the 2018 Almanac Now!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How to Beat Bugs in Your Garden (image)]( How to Beat Bugs [How to Beat Bugs in Your Garden]( While some insects are beneficial, others are an ever-present pest in the vegetable garden, but there’s no reason they should get the better of you, or your crops. 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