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Chicago kids grow, sell organic produce



ABC News

6 high-yield organic vegetables and herbs



OrganicAuthority.com

To maximize your organic garden’s yield, plant vegetables and herbs that are easy to grow and versatile in a variety of dishes.

Here are the six top springtime picks from the experts at Bonnie Plants, a green-garden wholesaler in Union Springs, AL.

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Extolling good soil is a dirty job he's happy to do



Philidelphia Inquirer

The passion of soil disciples can be just as pure, and sometimes just as guilt-inducing, as that of dentists who promote flossing to prevent problems down the road.

With soil people, the guilt flows from this constant advisory: Get a soil test. Find out what's out of kilter underground so you can fix it and grow healthier plants.

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African American farmers go organic, bring healthy food to the southeast



Energy Bulletin

The outstretched limbs of Savannah’s live oaks sent dappled sunlight along a wide promenade separating two rows of farm stalls in Forsyth Park. The Saturday morning farmers market was in full swing, with boxes heaped high with red peppers, collard greens, and bright orange carrots.

High School Gardening-for credit



The New York Times

Starting this week at Princeton Public High School, students can take gym class in the garden.

“I think it’s strangely enjoyable,” said Tim Vasseur, a Princeton sophomore, shovel in hand. “It’s definitely not easy to do or anything like that.”

Advocates for greener schools believe this is the first time public school students will receive physical education credit for garden work. The idea was conceived by Matt Wilkinson, a physical education teacher and a former wrestling coach who also has a background in horticulture.

How to Green a Garden with Organic Pest Control



Suite 101.com

Every garden is riddled with pest and insects problems; killing flowers and eating greenery. Today’s gardener should know the importance of not using harsh chemicals in the garden. Instead, the conscientious gardener opts for organic, all natural solutions to control garden invaders. For every garden pest issue, there is a natural pest control option.

Shoud Goldman Sachs plant the next high-profile organic garden?



Yahoo! Green

The Daily Green's senior editor Dan Shapley asked Roger Doiron, a 2009 Heart of Green Award  winner, and founder of Kitchen Gardeners International (newly redesigned -- check it out!) 13 questions about gardening for beginners and gardening for politicians.

Idaho beet growers and organic farmers live in uncertainty while lawsuit plays out



IdahoStatesman.com

For the Treasure Valley's sugar beet growers, spring is a race to get their crop in the ground before it gets too dry - and dry came early this year.

So Steve Martineau has already started planting his 25 fields south of Nampa.

All of Martineau's seed - and most of the seed grown in the United States - has been genetically engineered to tolerate the application of Monsanto's popular weed killer, Roundup. The "Roundup Ready" seed he's planting this spring was planted itself in November 2008.

With a bit more cash and lots of ingenuity, school lunches could be much better



Grist.com

Allison Sosna is a young chef who fell in love with local produce. She remembers where: it was in a Washington, D.C. restaurant called "Hook," working with celebrated sustainable seafood chef Barton Seaver.

Michelle Obama enlarges the White House organic garden



Treehugger

Last year the First Lady planted an organic garden on the grounds of the White House. It was so exciting; a beacon of change: a new government, a new organic garden--the first since war-time's Victory Garden.




 

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