Gardening

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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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San Leandro Community Calendar - San Leandro Times

San Leandro Times,  United States
The Alameda County Master Gardeners will also host a “Plant Doctor Booth” to answer your gardening questions on pest management, plant selection, watering, etc. Bring samples and photos of your concerns. The Meridians of St. Leander's are having their …

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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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Around Castro Valley: Find a new career at adult school - Tri-Valley Herald

Tri-Valley Herald, CA
Alameda County Master Gardeners will also staff a "Plant Doctor Booth" to answer your gardening questions on pest management, plant selection, watering, etc. Bring samples and photos of your concerns.

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Calendar for June 11 - Milpitas Post

Milpitas Post, CA
A thriving nursery, a native garden tour, a farmers' market presence, a wildflower hotline these are just some of the ways Southern California-based Theodore Payne Foundation is making native plant gardening affordable and accessible to the masses. …

Green Academy in works at Woodside High - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
"This is like the Greenies Task Force on steroids," he added, referring to the campus club that promotes activities such as gardening, biking to school and using green products. Staff interest, skills and experience are also crucial to creating …

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Portola Valley to try again with noise ordinance - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
Attempts to adopt the ordinance in April and May failed because the Town Council added something substantial enough — allowing commercial gardening on Saturdays, for example — to warrant a new draft, thereby restarting the two-step process of …

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Community gardens are growing in popularity in Los Gatos, Saratoga - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
So now that the gardening season is upon us, local folks are out shopping for plants and the cylindrical metal cages that help tomato vines grow toward the summer sun. While some people will plant at home, others may participate in one of the …

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Should kids walk to school? - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
I learned how to ask strangers gardening in their front yards if I could pick cherries from their trees. I gained independence, confidence, and basic survival skills. A few weeks ago I retraced my childhood steps between my parents' house and my former …

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 …