Articles filed under Home & Garden
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'Surprise Gardener' specializes in planting with styleAug 26, 2002 11:00 pm - If Susie Coelho doesn't inspire you to add some style to the edibles you're growing, no one will. Coelho, host of "Surprise Gardener" on HGTV, will speak at Harvest in t...
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Museum farm feeds hungryAug 24, 2002 11:00 pm - Vegetables grown in Elk Grove Village's farmhouse museum made the rounds in years past. Members of the Elk Grove Garden Club who cultivated the plot took some home, they...
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Gardener rallies co-workers to Plant a RowAug 03, 2002 11:00 pm - Rudy Viereckl just wasn't getting enough quality time with his plants. He worked on experimental flowers all day, tended a home garden at night, but still, felt the need...
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Fresh vegetables full of nutrientsJul 13, 2002 11:00 pm - When it comes to fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables, there are few poor nutritional choices. Some selections, though, are better options for delivery to food pantr...
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Master gardeners' expertise yields resultsJul 13, 2002 11:00 pm - Rows of tomatoes, lettuce, green beans and carrots seem a little out of place among the numerous floral beds at Friendship Park Conservatory. But that very fact draws v...
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Students get serious about helping their neighbors in Plant a Row campaignJun 16, 2002 11:00 pm - Muddy little hands, dirt covered knees and a virtual symphony of children's laughter surrounded the neatly spaced rows of dirt. Among the smiles, though, was a seriousn...
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No dirt? No sun? No problem!Jul 31, 2001 11:00 pm - The odds were stacked against the Congregational Church of Batavia. It is, after all, a little difficult to have a garden without dirt. Or sun. Or gardeners. But Diane...
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His love of gardening is rooted in feeding the hungryJul 31, 2001 11:00 pm - Larry Grabowski "did his own thing" for years when it came to spreading around the extra zucchini his garden invariably produced. No, he didn't leave them on neighbors'...
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Farm stand's leftovers funneled to food pantriesJul 31, 2001 11:00 pm - In a perfect world, Keller's Farm Stand would pick just enough corn each day to sell without any leftover waste. Reality, though, means that sometimes it rains and cust...
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Scouts enjoy dig in dirt for a cause - and funJul 31, 2001 11:00 pm - Eight-year-old boys love to play in the dirt. They may not think so much about feeding the hungry, but if it involves getting their clothes dirty, they're all for it. R...