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Seeing Red: Johnsburg hydroponic tomato farm is producing juicy beauties
High up on a ridge that overlooks Lake Winnebago, Ledgeview Farms of Johnsburg is filling flats with fat, ripe tomatoes for transport to local restaurants, schools and farmers markets.
Tour de Coops brings farming home
If you've ever wondered if your backyard could sustain something more than grass and a hammock, Boulder's first Tour de Coops event on Saturday, Sept.
Jerry Pruett creates little pieces of paradise around pool, home
Published: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 7:12 p.m. For years, Frances Pruett and I attended the same church and at one time we sang in the choir together.
MGM puts $1M into downtown garden
Casino gambling and green initiatives are rarely mentioned in the same breath. But a recent partnership between MGM Grand Detroit and The Greening of Detroit has produced a large-scale gardening project that promises to alter downtown's landscape.
Gardeners' Dirt: An even bigger and better fall plant sale
Originally published August 31, 2010 at midnight, updated September 1, 2010 at 4:45 p.m. Don't Miss it - rain or shine PLANT AVAILABILITYMore than 2,000 plants More than 150 varieties Crotons and mums for ... Don't Miss it - rain or shine PLANT AVAILABILITYMore than 2,000 plants More than 150 varieties Crotons and mums for fall color Small Norfolk ...
Down to earth with Brian Minter
By Ana Macedo - Chilliwack Progress Published: September 01, 2010 1:00 PM Updated: September 01, 2010 1:56 PM Centuries ago, nature created one of the most beautiful settings in the Fraser Valley - " what would one day become Minter Gardens.
Leeds High School transforming campus into Greenwave Ecoscape
Bryan Swift, head of the science department at Leeds High School, stands on boulders that will be part of the ecoscape in front of the school.
Indoor plant industry going green
Antonio Torres lays down a flat of small pots filled with soil while working on a potting plant at Delray Plants in Venus on Tuesday.
Union County Improvement Authority's Solar Energy Plan Provides Bright Future
Union County Improvement Authority's Solar Energy Plan Provides Bright Future By County of Union 9/1/2010 Seventeen local government entities have agreed to join the new Union County Solar Energy Program and join in embracing a safer, healthier energy future.
Local food priorities boosted
THE grand opening of the Ksan Community Greenhouse on Hall St. Aug. 25 saw a number of people try fresh food on offer and discuss ways to boost local food production.
Goodbye to August
When I walked out to my backyard this morning, I noticed a scattering of yellowed and drying leaves around my sitting area under the sycamore tree.
How much do you know about peat moss and the magic it performs in...
At the recent Seeley Conference, a presentation was made recommending a ban on the harvest of peat moss and its use in horticulture.
Historic Stonepine Estate Resort Available for Public Guests
If the days of Gatsby were personified in a single place, with society soirees, meandering gardens and whimsical afternoons spent enjoying high tea by a wondrous waterfall, Stonepine Estate Resort in picturesque Carmel Valley would be the location of choice.
Western Slope Obituaries 8-30-10
Gary Allen Copley, 69, passed away August 15, 2010 at the Delta County Memorial Hospital.
Lincoln gets behind new community garden plan
LINCOLN - Living in Lincoln, often the nearest fresh vegetables are 60 miles away.
Grow your own seedlings: choose the right light system
Get your seedlings started right under grow lights. Photo: Microsoft Clip Art Many gardening books tell you to start seedlings by placing them in a "sunny windowsill".A This is rather poor advice for East Bay gardeners, especially in the bay side communities, who can spend the entire month of July socked into a fog bank.A And what are you supposed ...
Adventures in 'green' living
From automatic garden watering systems to hydroponics, 'smart tags' for recycling to moisture sensing for straw bale buildings, the 'green lifestyle' market is hungry for a technological fix.
The 'profitable' backyard garden
The writer shows off a prized ear of corn. View Larger Image I planted a bunch of vegetables in our backyard this spring, and last week I picked the summer's first ear of corn.
Wild about the wild
Learn the birds and bees about garden certification By Tony Kindelspire 2010 Longmont Times-Call LYONS - Butterflies, birds and bugs.
Is that all there is?
Delicacies such as radicchio are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to growing a winter crop of greens.
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