same is true of all squash, zucchini and cucumbers included! It's not too hard to avoid when you're in a home garden, but if I pick more than like 20 cukes i inevitably get scratches all over my hands and arms. Huge respect for anyone harvesting lots!

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Oh man, those hairs are wicked. Thank you Santa Cruz area farm workers, and all farm workers for your hard labor in harvesting the year's bounty. You are very much appreciated.

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Santa Cruz area farm workers harvested these #Halloween pumpkins. Here's what you don't know about your holiday pumpkin: The vines have tiny hairs that are irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system so workers have to stay well covered while harvesting them. #WeFeedYou

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International Cat Care posted today about how trilling and chirping are the happiest sounds cats can make and I almost teared up thinking about how Marcel was found all alone, terrified and half blind in a ditch and now he struts around trilling ALL DAY every day. 🥹 www.instagram.com/icatcare/ree...

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Women across Maine and beyond shared their stories with me. They changed my perspective and helped us pass some of the strongest reproductive health care protections in the country, right here in Maine.

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