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Garden Briefs: Heavy-Duty Nets To Protect Pedestrians At Santa Monica Farmers Market
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Saturday, May 07, 2011. Heavy-Duty Nets To Protect Pedestrians At Santa Monica Farmers Market. Nearly eight years after an elderly driver sped through the Santa Monica Farmers Market, killing 10 and injuring dozens, the city is poised to install new signs, highway-style barricades and "dragnets" capable of stopping errant vehicles. The system, in the planning for three years, is slated to be in place by the end of May at entrances to the downtown markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Ultimately, the city ...
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Garden Briefs: When The Government Regulates Your Garden
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011. When The Government Regulates Your Garden. OAK PARK, DETROIT. Jeff Gillman and Eric Heberlig have written a sweetly provocative book, “How the Government Got in Your Backyard,” about the ways officialdom dictates what we can and cannot do in our gardens. If the authors wanted to write a sequel, Julie Bass could suggest the title: “How the Government Got in Your Front Yard.”. Does government belong in our gardens? But there are times when government might go too far. The popular ...
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Garden Briefs: 08/01/2008 - 09/01/2008
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Sunday, August 03, 2008. Buying Fruit From Africa? Fruit and vegetables have long been a fertile green subject, as demonstrated by the classic ethical conundrum: 'Is it preferable to eat an air-freighted organic apple or a local, non-organic apple? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Long Beach, California. View my complete profile. Buying Fruit From Africa?
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Garden Briefs: 12/01/2010 - 01/01/2011
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Saturday, December 11, 2010. Using Bamboo To Fight Climate Change. Bamboo- technically a grass, not a tree- has the potential to significantly offset carbon emissions, and has been the center of discussions this week during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun. Bamboo should be referred to as the wise man's timber," said INBAR regional coordinator Alvaro Cabrera, because it helps support the livelihoods of 1.5 billion people, grows fast, is found across the globe, and is a significa...
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Garden Briefs: 08/01/2011 - 09/01/2011
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011. When The Government Regulates Your Garden. OAK PARK, DETROIT. Jeff Gillman and Eric Heberlig have written a sweetly provocative book, “How the Government Got in Your Backyard,” about the ways officialdom dictates what we can and cannot do in our gardens. If the authors wanted to write a sequel, Julie Bass could suggest the title: “How the Government Got in Your Front Yard.”. Does government belong in our gardens? But there are times when government might go too far. The popular ...
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Garden Briefs: 07/01/2008 - 08/01/2008
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Vermont Compost Told To Halt Operations. 8211; The Natural Resources Board has told Karl Hammer to halt operations at Vermont Compost Co., located on Main Street a few miles outside of the state's capital city. Hammer's company, along with the composting operation in Burlington's Intervale, have been used as examples of how to get food scraps out of the landfill and into people's gardens and farms. In addition to directing Hammer to "immediately cease any and all commercial compos...
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Garden Briefs: Using Bamboo To Fight Climate Change
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Saturday, December 11, 2010. Using Bamboo To Fight Climate Change. Bamboo- technically a grass, not a tree- has the potential to significantly offset carbon emissions, and has been the center of discussions this week during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun. Bamboo should be referred to as the wise man's timber," said INBAR regional coordinator Alvaro Cabrera, because it helps support the livelihoods of 1.5 billion people, grows fast, is found across the globe, and is a significa...
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Garden Briefs: 07/01/2009 - 08/01/2009
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Friday, July 03, 2009. CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States. Meg McGrath, professor of plant pathology at Cornell University, calls late blight "worse than the Bubonic Plague for plants.". Tomato plants have been removed from Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Lowe's and Kmart stores in all six New England states, plus New York. Lat...
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Garden Briefs: 10/01/2009 - 11/01/2009
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Thursday, October 08, 2009. Gardeners Trade Grass For Fruit And Vegetables. Karin Fields of Fort Lauderdale is enthusiastic about the potential of her yard. She's not going for a fluffy, lush lawn. At least not in the usual sense. Instead, she's happily swapping out sections of grass for artichokes, broccoli and onions. With established vegetable gardens already tucked in back of her house, Fields is adding fresh plantings in the front yard - perfectly visible from the street. While much of her land prod...
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Garden Briefs: A Gift Of Fresh Produce In These Boxes
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Friday, December 10, 2010. A Gift Of Fresh Produce In These Boxes. And now for something completely different — a gift that truly keeps on giving. It comes in a box but has no ribbons. Unlike a new puppy, it takes care of itself. It isn't Godiva chocolates, but it's definitely edible. So, what is this unique and delicious Christmas gift that you can give away or give to yourself? Every Friday at Blick there was a company barbecue on the rooftop. Mike always made the salads from the 70 boxes of garden...
