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Earth Day A Go-Go

by Jenny Peterson on April 22, 2010

in Gardening Tips

Welcome to Earth Day 2010! Assuming you haven’t previously made a bunch of plans to participate in a community clean-up or recycling project, or maybe *gasp* you forgot it was Earth Day, here are some suggestions of ways to care for our Home and its environment in very simple ways: Have a Meatless Diet — [...]

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Lessons from the Pile: Why We Compost

by Jenny Peterson on November 5, 2009

in Miscellaneous Musings

Years ago in my Master Gardener classes, I was absolutely transfixed by a lecture given by Malcolm Beck, Compost Guru Extraordinaire.  I fully realize that I am sounding like the worst kind of gardening nerd, but I couldn’t stop talking and thinking about Malcolm’s words in the following weeks, probably months. His knowledge alone was [...]

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