Grow

In this Sunday's Travel section, I wrote about harvesting Ligurian honey on Kangaroo Island, just off the coast of South Australia.

VALLEY CENTER, Calif. — When Carlos Rivera returned from fighting in Iraq and found work as an electrician, he felt co-workers who knew about his military experience were gawking at him. He went home angry each day.

That’s not a problem at his current job working alongside other combat veterans picking avocados, mixing organic fertilizers and gathering basil amid northern San Diego County’s undulating ochre hills.

PALM BEACH, FL --  The Breakers Hotel on Palm Beach is world reknown for its superior service, top-notch accomodations, and overall elegance, among other things.  

But there's a little plot of land on the immense oceanfront property that 's quietly cultivating a lot of goodwill for what it brings to the table.

First, he was profiled in Men's Health magazine. Then it was People.

Two Berks County farms were among 13 recently approved for by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for its new Path to Organic farming transition program.

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The plastic pesticide application warning signs will soon be gone for
good from elementary and middle school fields in Connecticut. In 2007,
Governor M. Jodi Rell signed a ban on the general use of pesticides at
those schools, and environmental groups are hoping to expand that ban
and increase the use of organic alternatives to chemicals with harmful
or unknown effects on people.

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirteen Pennsylvania farm families are working to transition to organic production through a program that provides funding, educational resources and other support, acting Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said today.

Boston University offers full urban immersion, with theaters, restaurants, and a historic ballpark just minutes away. But what if you want to grow your own food here, or try your hand at worm composting?

You can. One of BU’s best-kept secrets, the rooftop greenhouse atop the Stone Science Building, has been standing since the building was erected in 1930, according to Alan Strahler, a College of Arts & Sciences professor of geography and environment.