Many cities have pooper scooper laws that require dog owners/walkers to pick up after their dogs. Pooper scooper bags come in all shapes sizes and colors. There are the standard blues ones that fit in a holder that attaches to the dog’s leash. There are large mitt shaped ones, there are biodegradable 
ones, there are scented ones, there are elaborate devices designed to reduce bending while scooping poop, and on the other end of the spectrum there are people recycling plastic supermarket bags or using old fashioned fold over sandwich bags. Regardless of what you decide to use to pick up after your dog, disposing of the packet of poo can sometimes be an issue.
How many times have you walked your dog only to have them poop in a spot where there is no trash bin, and even worse no trash bin between the spot and your house? Thinking about tossing it in the trash can in your kitchen? Do this once and you’ll never do it again. So what can a dog walker do? If walking your dog only in a route that takes you past a few trash barrels is not possible, or incredibly boring for you and your dog, then maybe you should consider Flush Puppies. These bags are not only biodegradable, but also water soluble making it possible to flush them down your toilet. If you live in Boston you can buy them at Four Preppy Paws on Beacon Hill. If not you can find other retailers on the Flush Puppies web site, purchase them online at amazon.com and the flush puppies web site. Another brand of biodegradable/flushable pooper scooper bags is Gotta Go-Green Flushable, Biodegradable Dog Waste Bags. These are also availble on amazon.com
More Info:
Four Preppy Paws
103 Charles Street
Beacon Hill
Boston, MA
617-723-0112
Now that September is here and the kids have started back to school, fall weather and fall foliage can’t be far behind. This also means that apple picking time is here, and if you weren’t spending all of your August weekends on the beach, you may have already visited some of the local farms to pick early arrivals like Jersey Mac, Gravenstein, or Puritan apples. Not to worry if you missed these, there will still be plenty of other varieties in September and October.
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As you can see, some of the farms offer apple varieties not commonly found in supermarkets or produce markets. The chance to try a new kind of apple is one of the reasons for picking your own. If you’re interested in picking a particular variety of apple, call ahead or check the orchard’s web site to be sure they are ready to be harvested, otherwise select a farm, drive out and be surprised.
While there are no apple picking venues inside Rt 128, there are quite a few inside Rt 495. If you really want to make a day of it and pick several apple varieties, some pears, sample cider, and take advantage of family oriented activities, then consider going out to the Stow/Bolton/Harvard area where there are approximately a dozen farms open for picking. In Harvard at Doe Orchards you still may be able to pick peaches (until mid-Sept) along with your apples. In Stow at Honey Pot Hill Orchards you can pick apples now and starting mid-Sept, pears to go with them. Want a little beer or wine to go with your produce, or a nice meal? Consider visiting the Nashoba Valley Winery in Bolton where you can choose from over a dozen apple varieties, peaches and plums while they last, take a tasting tour of the winery and having worked up an appetite picking, enjoy a meal.
If you live in Boston and are looking for something closer than Bolton or you live north of the city, consider driving to Danvers. There you’ll find Brooksby Farm where you can pick apples and visit a variety of farm animals. A short distance away you’ll find Connors Farm where you can pick apples, enjoy apple cider and apple cider donuts, and relax on a hayride.
South of the city you’ll find C.N Smith Farm and Singleton Orchards, both in East Bridgewater. Further west you’ll find farms in Wrentham, Franklin, Holliston, Sherborn and South Natick.
For more information on apple picking in Boston – Apple Picking in Boston
