Gardening

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Purdy: Let's have a decision already on A's-to-SJ - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff smiles while talking about a batting practice session during a spring training game between the A's and the …

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Demand grows for plots in Santa Cruz's community gardens - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA
Santa Cruz residents have embraced the nationwide gardening craze with a frenzy, benefiting local garden stores, seed suppliers and quite possibly their own stomachs. At The Garden Co., Keutmann said sales of seeds and seedlings of edible plants have …

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A tour of Santa Clara County urban farms - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
"We think it's important to preserve the remnants of our agricultural heritage," says Committee for Green Foothills Executive Director Cynthia D'Agosta, who grew up gardening and cooking with her Italian immigrant grandparents in Vallejo and as a …

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Home and garden - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Series based on sustainable gardening practices. 7-9 pm Wednesdays, June 17-July 22. Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road. $72. 650-329-3752 or www.paadultschool.org. Katie Tamony. The editor of Sunset Magazine on "The Ultimate Way to Eat Local: …

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Community rallies around young San Jose gardeners - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
(Patrick Tehan/Mercury News) Thieves may have swiped a bunch of gardening equipment and bug identification kits from Lynhaven Elementary School last weekend. But in the past 24 hours, the San Jose school has reaped a lot more than Creature Peepers and …

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UCSC in the News - Currents

Currents, CA
In a story about biodynamic gardening, Mother Earth News started at the beginning: Alan Chadwick's work at UCSC. Marine scientist Adina Paytan was featured in a KGO TV news story about her work with the Kids' Science Challenge program, with interviews …

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Home and garden - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Bay-Friendly Gardening Basics. Workshop offering design and maintenance considerations. 10 am-1 pm June 6. Willows Senior Center, 2175 Lincoln Ave., San Jose. 408-918-4640, www.reducewaste.org. Gontainer gardening. Covers the basics with an emphasis on …

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Alameda calendar - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Crafts for the kids and gardening ideas for the adults. McKinley Park, 2165 Buena Vista Ave. sfitz@alamedanet.net. Alameda Architectural Preservation Society — 12th Annual Preservation Awards, 7 pm June 7. Preservation Awards are conferred on restored …

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Biodynamic Gardening - Mother Earth News

Mother Earth News, KS
Alan Chadwich demonstrated the techniques of biodynamic/French intensive gardening on a barren four-acre clay hillside at the University of California's Santa Cruz campus. This method is also used by John Jeavons. The theories of biodynamic gardening …

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Home and garden - Inside Bay Area

Inside Bay Area, CA
Bay-Friendly Gardening Basics. Workshop about design and maintenance. 10 am-1 pm June 6. Willows Senior Center, 2175 Lincoln Ave., San Jose. Free; preregistration required. 408-918-4640, www.reducewaste.org. Japanese maples. "Gone East: Exploring the …