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Wales suffers Christmas tree shortage 
icWales - Dec 12 12:34 AM
HEARD the one about Christmas trees being shipped across the sea to be sold in a Welsh pine forest?


Companion planting
Home & Garden Briefs 
South Bend Tribune - Mar 03 4:41 AM
Course focuses on organic gardening

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Hotel's fare in love and war 
Guardian Unlimited - Jan 05 4:05 PM
As Tony Blair flies back from Chateau Bee Gees to supervise the Northern Ireland talks, I bring news from the province which may say more about what is going on than any politics.

Container composting
Your views for Tuesday, January 24, 2006 
La Crosse Tribune - Jan 24 2:59 AM
By GALE SHEFELBINE, Holmen, Wis. The question is often asked, Why arent more young people remaining on the family farm these days? The answer is clear.

David Holmgren
Accusations made during state agriculture board meeting 
Reno Gazette-Journal - Mar 07 1:48 AM
A meeting of a state board launching a search for a new director of the Nevada Department of Agriculture erupted Tuesday with newly aired allegations of discrimination, obstruction of justice and radically motivated politics. It began when a state lab supervisor, whose May 2006 complaint about alleged gender discrimination prompted an inquiry of the director who resigned last month, urged state ...

Earth Day
Oakland U. celebrates environment on Earth Day 
Detroit News - Mar 21 11:06 PM
ROCHESTER HILLS -- Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry will be the featured speaker at Oakland University's Earth Day Expo on April 21.


Forest gardening
GARDENING - Now This is a Real Seat of Learning 
RedNova - Dec 04 5:40 AM
By BRIGID PRESS ACHILDHOOD crawling amongst the dust and bugs of the red African soil has left me with a stomach of steel and a mighty good immune system.


Fruit tree propagation
Garden calendar 
Contra Costa Times - Jan 21 3:11 AM
"Fight the Bite: Reduce the Risk of West Nile Virus" -- Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon, Mel's Greenhouse, 25685 Marsh Creek Road, Brentwood. Tips and information to guard against the mosquito-borne virus. 925-634-1463.

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Clubs & meetings 
Quad-City Times - Jan 23 10:07 PM
Editors note: The Quad-City Times is updating its bulletin board information. Please send the information to: Lynda Booker, 500 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA 52801 or e-mail lbooker@qctimes.com

Guerrilla gardening
Protesters plan to blockade Foreign Office over Lebanon 
Guardian Unlimited - Aug 14 7:07 PM
Peace protesters are planning to blockade the Foreign Office in protest against the UK's stance on the Israel-Lebanon war. Activists hope to blockade the building, housing several thousand civil servants plus the offices of ministers including the foreign secretary, from 8am next Monday.


Leaf mold
Snow fleas vital to recycling 
The Auburn Citizen - Mar 20 3:10 AM
As the temperatures fluctuate this winter, take a look outside on a warmer, sunny winter day to see what insects or critters have awakened. You might even be lucky enough to spot a gathering of snow fleas. I know what you#'re thinking, snow can#'t possibly have fleas!


Marc Bonfils
Innovative agrarian museum in Bekaa survives war intact 
The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 21 1:32 PM
Terbol is a remote, unusually dry and stultifyingly dull village in the Bekaa Valley. Were it not for the establishment of an innovative museum there, situated amid an otherwise gray and spiritless landscape, Terbol would boast few attractions for visitors, particularly during the hot summer months. The local inhabitants of Terbol are predominantly.

Masanobu Fukuoka
Letter Submissions 
Ashland Daily Tidings - Mar 08 11:48 AM
Letters should be e-mailed in text-only format to tidingsopinion@dailytidings.com . Please include your address and a daytime phone number where you can be reached for confirmation. Letters are limited to 250 words. At Length submissions are limited to 400 words.

Mulch
'Christmas' mulch available 
Post-Bulletin - Mar 19 7:21 AM
Omsted County residents may pick up free mulch at the county's compost site on Silver Creek Road in Rochester. The mulch is made from ground up Christmas trees and is not compost, a soil amendment. The mulch can be placed at the

Permaculture
Forecast Today 
Groton Landmark - Jan 05 5:49 AM
Reception: 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Library gallery, 15 Main St., Pepperell. Opening reception for Pepperell artist and photographer Gary "Doc" Bisbee, sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Library. Free admission and refreshments will be served. Exhibit runs through Feb. 2.

Permanent Publications
Norway says progress on MIP must be made before mid-February or WTO gets involved 
Fishupdate.com - Jan 24 5:19 AM
24 January, 2006 - NORWEGIAN Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has warned that Norway has no intention of accepting the EU's permanent minimum price regime for salmon.


Robert Hart forest gardener
Now available on DVD 
Contra Costa Times - Jan 20 8:14 AM
"RED EYE": Right after her comedy success in "Wedding Crashers," Rachel McAdams turned intensely dramatic as a threatened airplane passenger in director Wes Craven's tidy thriller. The young woman is horrified to discover her supposedly charming seatmate (Cillian Murphy, "Batman Begins") is a villain who intends to use her as a pawn in an assassination scheme; if she doesn't cooperate, he'll


Seed ball
Wrestling: Panthers take Pekin 46-19, fall to district foe L-M 
Mount Pleasant News - Jan 12 12:51 PM
The MPCHS wrestling team faced L-M and Pekin last night at a triangular in Letts. The Panthers breezed by Pekin 46-19, but fell 41-27 to eventual district foe L-M. "They are real tough," head coach of the Panthers Jamy Ball said. "Them and Columbus will both be the teams to beat in our districts."

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GOODS & SERVICES 
Orlando Weekly - Dec 27 12:05 PM
Nothing says discriminating pet owner like an Alaskan Klee Kai, a supernaturally handsome and intelligent dog breed limited to only a few hundred specimens throughout the globe.

Square foot gardening
Feature Stories 
Rome Observer - Mar 15 10:06 AM
New classes starting at Rome YMCA. Weight Management & Exercise seminar/class: Mondays 5 to 6 p.m. for 8 weeks. You must be at least 18 years old. Think you are too old to strength train? Think again! Join the Senior Strong exercise class for the 50-plus population.

Three Sisters agriculture
Who is the Northern Parliamentarian or Politician? 
AllAfrica.com - Jan 23 10:46 AM
By 'Northern' I'm counting the three northern regions of Ghana - Upper West, Northern, and Upper East Regions. Out of the 230 parliamentary seats in Ghana the North has 49, representing 21% or one-fifth the number of seats available. They are therefore, collectively, a force to reckon with.

Tree bog
A little piece of nature in your backyard 
The Chilliwack Progress - 45 minutes ago
Maureen Raymond is the Fraser Valleys ambassador for Naturescape, an initiative that encourages home owners to plant native species. With population growth and development, Raymond says, these species are becoming endangered.

Vegan organic gardening
Super green me 
Guardian Unlimited - Jan 06 6:50 PM
Weekend: Alex Jamieson helped Morgan Spurlock back to health after he ate nothing but McDonald's. Now she wants to detox the world, finds Hannah Pool.

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