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2010 Corvallis Youth Garden

August 31, 2010 Community Garden
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Portland, Ore. Thurs. Farmers Market—NW 23rd Ave.

July 30, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

When I stumble upon a farmers market, I love to walk around, take in the smells and look at the mingling colors of the fruits, vegetables and flowers. This is from yesterday’s Portland Farmers Market on NW 23rd Avenue…

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Greenhouse Business Sprouts From Hobby

July 11, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

Barbara Duckworth reports for Producer.com,
Craig and Libby Smith’s farming dream has grown from a small greenhouse to more than 18,000 sq. feet of space producing flowers, herbs and vegetables.
They bought a bare quarter section of land northwest of Calgary near the hamlet of Madden in 1998 and by 2000 had started a small greenhouse that [...]

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35 Ft. Agave Flower Stalk Goes Through Greenhouse Roof

July 9, 2010 Flowers
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The Great Sunflower Project

June 22, 2010 Environment

The Science Behind The Great Sunflower Project
As you sit at the table today, do you know where the water you are drinking came from? 85% of the drinking water in San Francisco comes from the Sierra. How about the last prescription medicine you took? It probably originated from a natural source. Of the top 150 [...]

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Awesome Secret Indoor Gardens

June 18, 2010 Flowers

Here is a collection of 15 indoor gardens in subway stations, hotels, malls and more from around the world…

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2010 Alpine Oregon June Garden

June 17, 2010 Flowers

My friend Lonnie has a home in Alpine, Oregon (between Eugene and Corvallis) with beautiful flower and vegetable gardens as the video below attests…

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Grower “Knocked Out” For Illegal Propagation

June 2, 2010 Flowers

Many people don’t realize it is illegal to propagate new plants from patented plants, even if it is for a personal home garden, as one finds if you read gardening forums on the net with people asking how to start cuttings of patented plants.
I haven’t heard of any companies coming after hobby growers who start [...]

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There Were 5,274 Farmers Markets In The US in 2009

May 28, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

According to the 2009 USDA National Farmers Market Directory, the United States boasted an impressive 5,274 operational farmers markets. That is a stunning growth of over 300 percent in the past 15 years. Now it’s time to count again for 2010.
The 2010 USDA National Farmers Market Directory will be released in late summer/early fall 2010. [...]

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Update: Path To Freedom

May 24, 2010 Environment

From The Huffington Post,
Jules Dervaes, a man has turned his small yard in Pasadena, California into a profitable organic urban farm called Path to Freedom. Dervaes says what started out as a hobby became serious for him with the advent of genetically modified foods and rising food prices.
With the help of his family, they now [...]

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