Archive for April 2008

Feeding programme for school-goers continues in Gaibandha - New Nation

Feeding programme for the school-going children is going on in full swing in three poverty-prone upazilas in the district. The aim of the programme is to increase the enrollment of the students, improve their attendance and reduce their dropout rates …

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Early gardener gets the plant - Lynchburg News and Advance

Early shoppers are going to have the greatest selection of plants to choose from this Saturday at the Festival of Gardening. Sales begin, rain or shine, at 8:30 a.m. at the Aviary building, located along the edge of Miller Park next to Grove Street …

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Gardening classes to start in Parkston - Daily Republic

Gardening classes to start in Parkston
Daily Republic, SD - Apr 29, 2008
PARKSTON — A series of vegetable gardening classes will be offered beginning at 7 pm on Wednesday, April 30, at the Parkston Public Library meeting room,

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Think globally, grow locally - Scripps News

Think globally, grow locally
Scripps News, DC - 6 hours ago
By PAT RUBIN, Sacramento Bee Mention gardening these days, and folks are most likely to equate it with vegetable gardening. Vegetable gardening had become

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Think globally, grow locally - ScrippsNews

Mention gardening these days, and folks are most likely to equate it with vegetable gardening. Just recently, that wasn’t so. Vegetable gardening had become almost passe, relegated to the back of the back yard. Declaring yourself a gardener a few …

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Gardening for Health: Prioritizing Plant Choices - MyMotherLode.com

Gardening for Health: Prioritizing Plant Choices
MyMotherLode.com, CA - 7 hours ago
For more information on vegetable gardening and nutrition, check the UC Davis websites, the Mitchell Lab at http://mitchell.ucdavis.edu or contact the

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Women to try outdoor activities - Commercial News

DANVILLE — Women who love the outdoors, but can’t find time to enjoy it, can find the perfect escape this weekend. Women in the Outdoors event will be Saturday at Kennekuk County Park. The event is hosted by the local Three Forks Chapter of the …

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What do we do, meantime? - Mindanao Times

But corn now sells at P27-29 per kilo. The price difference between the two cereals is so slim the savings is barely noticeable. Neighborhoods are busy planting root crops – camote and cassava are passable substitutes to rice. Or they can be mixed …

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Vegetable Gardening Class Set For Parkston - Yankton Daily Press (subscription)

Vegetable Gardening Class Set For Parkston
Yankton Daily Press (subscription), SD - Apr 27, 2008
PARKSTON — Two Master Gardeners from Plankinton will be offering vegetable gardening classes in Parkston April 30. Lori Van Den Hoek and Joan Williams will

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In the Garden: Organic methods to wipe out pests - WWL-TV

the north shore. It’s not a pretty sight. Only time will tell if the tree will survive our two April hard freezes. Thankfully just about everything else survived quite nicely. The most striking aspect of this past month has been the greening …

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