Articles filed under Gardening
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Here's the lineup of speakersJul 26, 2003 11:00 pm - These are the participants in Plant a Row for the Hungry day, Aug. 3, at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe: Pesche's Garden Center will display examples of conta...
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Congregation's efforts reap harvest of plentyJul 19, 2003 11:00 pm - It's rather unusual these days to see a 1948 Ford tractor plowing a field in the heart of Mount Prospect. If you take a stroll past the South Church Community Baptist si...
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Now here's a class students really digJul 12, 2003 11:00 pm - Honors English classes rarely include gardening as a course assignment. Planting peas and squash, after all, doesn't usually further college-level analysis of literature...
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4-H project yields benefits for youths, pantriesJul 05, 2003 11:00 pm - You'd expect farm dwellers to take to 4-H groups like ducks to water. Jennifer Starai, though, doesn't live on a farm. In fact, she's never lived on a farm. "I live in N...
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Here's a primer for participantsJun 28, 2003 11:00 pm - Getting started with a plan to Plant a Row for the Hungry is easy. You don't need 40 acres of farmland to participate. A patio tomato in a container garden will suffice....
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Giving and learningJun 28, 2003 11:00 pm - Little and big hands controlled the stream of water. The younger hands, belonging to the 5-year-old boy serving as the day's helper, were fixing to hold the garden hose ...
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Produce collection is up, but not like we expectedOct 05, 2002 11:00 pm - Gardeners and other charitable souls contributed 41,652 pounds of fresh produce to area food banks and pantries in response to the Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign. ...
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Sunday school kids learn their lessons well with gardenSep 14, 2002 11:00 pm - The phrase "Sunday best" takes on a whole new meaning for the kids at Southminster Presbyterian Church. On Sundays, when their parents get all dressed up, they toss on t...
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Bring your produce to our partyAug 26, 2002 11:00 pm - We've known since Day One of the Daily Herald's Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign that our readers and area gardeners are top-notch. In four years, you've dropped off ...
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Harvest in the ParkAug 26, 2002 11:00 pm - Bring produce donations, gardening questions, and even pesky bugs to identify. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Friendship Park Conservatory at 395 Algonquin Road, Des Pla...