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Modern Hemp Culture Is About Flavor, Fit, and Knowing What You’re Buying
Photo by Matteo Paganelli on Unsplash Hemp shopping once seemed to revolve around a simple question: does it contain CBD? In 2026, product descriptions offer a much bigger vocabulary, from terpene profiles and live resin to flavors borrowed from candy and breakfast cereal. Those details can make choosing a product more interesting, but they can also obscure the basics.
Is Your Backyard Playground Ready for Fall? – by Sheryl Berkley
7 Common Hazards to Look for After Summer Break As summer winds down and kids head back to school, families often start spending more time in the backyard after school and on weekends. If you have a home playground, now is a good time to take a closer look at it. Months of summer sun, rain, storms and everyday play can leave behind safety hazards that may not be obvious at first glance.
Is Your Backyard Playground Ready for Fall? 7 Common Hazards to Look for After Summer Break
As summer winds down and kids head back to school, families often start spending more time in the backyard after school and on weekends. If you have a home playground, now is a good time to take a closer look at it. Months of summer sun, rain, storms and everyday play can leave behind safety hazards that may not be obvious at first glance. Before the kids return to regular outdoor play, take a few minutes to walk around the playground and surrounding area.
Is Your Backyard Playground Ready for Fall? 7 Common Hazards to Look for After Summer Break
Source As summer winds down and kids head back to school, families often start spending more time in the backyard after school and on weekends. If you have a home playground, now is a good time to take a closer look at it. Months of summer sun, rain, storms and everyday play can leave behind safety hazards that may not be obvious at first glance. Before the kids return to regular outdoor play, take a few minutes to walk around the playground and surrounding area.
Back-to-School Playground Safety: 7 Common Hazards to Look for After Summer Break
As summer break comes to an end, school administrators have plenty to prepare before students return. While classrooms, hallways and common areas often receive attention during all the back-to-school preparations, the playground should not be overlooked. Months of weather exposure, storms, and regular wear can leave behind hazards that may not be immediately noticeable.
7 Benefits of Poured-in-Place Rubber Safety Surfacing for Commercial Building Playground Projects
Poured in place rubber surfacing provides commercial playground projects with seamless, highly durable impact attenuation that meets mandatory ADA accessibility standards and yields far lower life-cycle costs than loose-fill alternatives. When real estate developers, landscape architects, and facility managers design outdoor amenities for multifamily housing, hospitality resorts, or retail centers, equipment selection gets early priority.
Helpful Tips to Encourage Kids to Play Outside This Summer
Summer is the perfect time for children to unplug and enjoy the outdoors. However, many parents find themselves competing with tablets, video games, streaming services and smartphones for their kids’ attention. As screen time continues to rise, experts are emphasizing the importance of outdoor play for children’s physical health, emotional well-being, social development and learning. With so many digital distractions, outdoor play can easily take a backseat.
8 Ways Teachers Can Encourage More Outdoor Play During Recess
By Sheryl Berkley As screen time continues to rise both in and out of school, recess has become more important than ever. For many students, recess may be one of the few opportunities during the day to engage in active, unstructured outdoor play. Recent research from the American Academy of Pediatrics highlighted the value of this unstructured play and outdoor activity.
April 20–24 is National Playground Safety Week: 6 Often Overlooked Backyard Playground Hazards & How to Fix Them
As families spend more time outdoors in the spring and summer months, backyard playgrounds become the center of daily fun. However, while parents often assume their own yard is safer than a public park, many hidden risks go unnoticed. And with National Playground Safety Week here from April 20-24, now is the perfect reminder to take a closer look.
Recycled Rubber Playground Surfaces: What Parents Need to Know About Safety
5 hours ago President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S. mining and loosen China’s global grip on critical minerals is colliding with his administration’s defense in court of a Biden-era veto blocking Alaska’s copper-rich Pebble Mine, reviving scrutiny of Donald Trump Jr.’s past opposition to the project. The …
Opinion: Change culture, then - maybe - the schedule
By Kate Tobin and Sheryl Berkley Published 6:00 am EST, Sunday, December 22, 2019 Kate Tobin is an English teacher at Westhill High School and secretary of the Stamford Education Association. Kate Tobin is an English teacher at Westhill High School and secretary of the Stamford Education Association.
Opinion: Change culture, then - maybe - the schedule
By Kate Tobin and Sheryl Berkley Published 6:00 am EST, Sunday, December 22, 2019 Kate Tobin is an English teacher at Westhill High School and secretary of the Stamford Education Association. Kate Tobin is an English teacher at Westhill High School and secretary of the Stamford Education Association.
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