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The White House Garden: Michelle Obama Is The First Lady Of Food Policy (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, White House Garden Video, White House Kitchen Garden, White House Garden, Food Politics, Food Policy, Michelle Obama Food, Michelle Obama White House Garden, Gardening, Michelle Obama Food Policy, Green News

The White House just released a new video about the kitchen garden as the second installment of their "Inside The White House" series. The video is no...

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Getting Saucy at Tomato Time!

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Canning, Food, Kitchen Gardens, Gardening, Local Food, Organic Food, Recipes, Cooking, Living News

Homemade tomato sauce has a taste of summer that just can't be faked.

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How To Plant A Fall Garden

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Fall Gardening, Fall Planting, Green Living, Gardening, Local Food, Fall Vegetables, Green News

In most areas of the U.S, August is a great time to get going with pumpkins so that they'll be ready for harvest by Halloween. You can plant your wint...

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Guerrilla Gardening Takes Britain By Storm

washingtonpost.com | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Food-Production, Food, Guerrilla Gardening, Britain, Gardening, Local Food, Great Britain, Green News

In February, the National Trust, a preservation group, pledged to create 1,000 plots over the next three years, many of them on the grounds of stately...

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Living Proof of the American Mediterranean Diet

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Food, Gardening, Zucchini, Recipes, Health, Family, Mediterranean Diet, Italian Food, Living News

My in-laws are both 88. Food -- Italian food -- is, I believe, the secret to their health.

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Is Becoming A Farmer The New American Dream?

Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Young People Farming, Farming, Gardening, Chelsea Green, Local Food, Good Food Movement, Green News

In the post-Omnivore's Dilemma reality, where farmer Joel Salatin is known far outside his county, it doesn't take a genius to say it: farming has tot...

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Bring On The Front Yard Farmers

Kerry Trueman | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Front Yard Farmers, Kitchen Gardens, Lawns, Urban Agriculture, Edible Estates, Edible Landscaping, Fritz Haeg, Local Food, Gardening, Green News

Reusable shopping bags and compact fluorescent light bulbs are an easy place to start, once you've resolved to curb your carbon footprint. But why n...

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Dan Barber's Op-Ed On The Tomato Blight

nytimes.com | DAN BARBER | Posted 09.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Organic Gardening, Local Food, Dan Barber, Food Politics, Tomato Blight, Gardening, Potato Blight, Tomatoes, Green News

Of course, farmers aren't the only ones affected. If you love eating flavorful organic field tomatoes, good luck -- they'll be as rare this summer as ...

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How To Grow Your Own Window Farm (VIDEO)

Posted 09.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Urban Farms, Organic Farming, Video, Local Food, Window Farm, Urban Farming, Window Garden, Green, How To, Food, Ask Umbra, Green Living, Gardening, Green News

Live in a big city? Want to grow your own garden? Then tune in to Grist's AskUmbra to find out how to grow your own window farm in an urban environmen...

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Homeless Teens to Create 'Skyscraper Garden' Above New York City

treehugger.com | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Covenant House, Homeless Teens Gardens, Green Jobs, Skyscraper Gardens, Gardening, Green Roofs, Roof Gardens, New York News

The teens recently completed the first stage of the project, done in collaboration with Seeding the City--planting a green roof on the ninth story of ...

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Meatless Monday: Mint Condition

Ellen Kanner | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Mint, Kabuki, Food, Gardening, Local Food, Recipes, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday Recipes, Green News

It is prime season for herb-growing, but in Miami, it is the season for burning up both people and produce. My Obama victory garden is fallow except for the collard greens which thrive on abuse.

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Do We Even Know How to Grow Food Anymore?

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Local Food, Sustainable Food, Growing Food, Food, Gardening, Locavores, Green Food, Living News

We have completely changed the systems by which we provide ourselves with food, but we have hardly changed the systems of societal organization in response to this.

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Organic Veggie Plot Is the New Office Gathering Spot

EcoSalon | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Organic Gardening Offices, Food, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Green Living, Office Gardens, Green News

As hungry workers nationwide kiss moral-boosting bonuses and office parties goodbye, at least one Minnesota employer is adding rather than subtracting...

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Vegetable Gardens Crop Up in Seattle Parking Strips

Seattle Times | Maureen O'Hagan | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Tiny Gardens, Parking Strip Vegetables Gardens, Vegetable Gardens, Local Food, Urban Gardening, Food, Environment, Gardening, Green News

Last year, the city issued 22 permits for parking-strip gardens. This year, they've issued 52, and that's for hardscaping alone. There's no telling ho...

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Growing Pains

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Fruits, Michelle Obama, Home Improvement, Horticulture, White House Garden, Oval Office, Humor, Nature, Vegetables, Food, Gardening, Rhode Island, Barack Obama, Culture, Living News

We have had several delicious meals featuring string beans, jalapenos and parsley, and there will be plenty more when the tomatoes, eggplants, bell peppers and cauliflowers are ready to eat.

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Obama Defeats Global Warming in Chicago

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 08.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Weather, Gardening, Global Warming, Obama Global Warming, Chicago Farmers Markets, Local Food, Local Vegetables, Barack Obama, Chicago News

We cannot overlook the one thing Obama has already accomplished for his home town in the seven short months since taking the oath of office. It is his crowning achievement.

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For A Garden's Bad Hair Days, The Art of Distraction

Suzy Bales | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Containers, Plants, Weeds, Vegetables, Roses, Floral Wreath, Stump, Bee Skep, Gardening, Pots, Green News

What's a gardener to do when caught with his or her petals down?

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Is Your Yard an Ornamental Desert?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Foodscaping, Organic Gardening, Green Psychology, Green Therapy, Edible Landscaping, Farmers Markets, Community Gardens, Gardening, Ecotherapy, Edible-Landscaping, Outdoor Exercise, Food Security, Living News

But there's a new movement in landscaping, away from "ornamental deserts" and towards local food security. It's called edible landscaping -- or "foodscaping."

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Using Joy to Beat Back the Economic Boogeyman

Wes Isley | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Blackberry, Job Losses, Friends, Well Being, The Balanced Life, Economic Crisis, Flowers, Gardening, Contentment, Happiness, Joy, Living News

Before the economy tanked, I never worried about going out to celebrate a friend's birthday. But last week, the thought of paying for drinks, dinner and a birthday dessert was stressing me out.

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Sex, Adventure, and Plant Hunting

Maria Rodale | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Book Review, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Books, Organic-Gardening, Living News

The very plants in our own gardens have many stories to tell, if we are willing to listen.

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Plotting Michelle Obama's Next Food Move

Grist | Tom Laskawy | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Michelle Obama, Gardening, Good Food Movement, Local Food, White House Garden, Food Politics, Green News

For anyone still doubting the food-related ambitions of First Lady Michelle Obama, the WaPo's Jane Black wishes to disabuse you. In an article that ch...

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Plants for the Best Hostess Gifts

Suzy Bales | Posted 08.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Hostess-Presents, Sprout, Chameleon Plant, Gardening, Morning Glory, Hostess, Mint, Weed, Living News

Among gardeners, there is a dark joke about which plants make the best gifts for pesky neighbors and annoying acquaintances.

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Ruthless Gardening: A Must!

Maria Rodale | Posted 08.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Gardening, Organic Gardening, Vegetable Garden, Weeds, Organic Garden, Home-Grown-Vegetables, Green News

Without discipline and tough decision-making, gardens turn into crazy jungles where the plants are so busy fighting for their space and survival they forget to make vegetables.

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Five Ways To Make New York A Better Place

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Coalition Against Hunger, Weekend, Community Service, President Obama, All for Good, Liz Christy Garden, Shiawassee River, La Paz Cultural, Obama, The Village Temple Soup Kitchen, Barack Obama, New York, Serve, Community Garden, Volunteering, Dog Walking, Clinton Community Garden, Cooking, Service, Soup Kitchen, Summer of Service, Volunteer, Gardening, Good for All, South Street Seaport Museum, Dog, Eyes and Ears, New York News

President Obama has called on Americans to make this a summer of service., and with beautiful weather expected and a post-4th of July BBQ lull, this i...

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Michelle Obama: To Russians, She's The First Lady Of Gardening

washingtonpost.com | Robin Givhan | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Russia, Michelle Obama Gardening, Michelle Obama, Obama Russia Trip, Gardening, White House Garden, Michelle Obama Garden, Michelle Obama Russia Trip, Green News

On her second international trip as first lady, the welcoming cover stories and street chatter here have focused on her White House kitchen garden rat...

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