Gardening

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Beyond Hippies And Treehuggers: The Urban Farming Revolution

CNN | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Produce, Soil, Atlanta, Organic Food, Urban Farming, Community Gardens, Will Allen, HABESHA Gardens, Gardening, Fresh Produce, Plot, Green Living, Green News

On a plot of soil, nestled against the backdrop of skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, a group of residents are turning a lack of access to fres...

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America's Diet-Related Health Issues a Direct Result of Unequal "Access"

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, Prevention, Food Inc., Michelle Obama Garden, Health Care Reform, New York Times, Gardening, Obesity, Health Care, Living News

The equalizer is to improve access to fresh produce in low-income communities, offer more nutritious food in school breakfast and lunch programs, and overhaul how American families eat.

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The High Line: Think, Reuse, Grow Up

Anjuli Ayer | Posted 07.29.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Public Spaces, New York, High Line, New York Gardens, New York Parks, Rooftop Gardens, Gardening, Herbs, Gardens, New York News

When the High Line opened to the public a day early on June 8th, I didn't know how excited I was until I started to climb its steps.

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Upside-Down Gardening

Planet Green | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Soil, Earthbox, City Life, Vegetables, Green, Garden, Gardening, Pots, Envirnoment, City Living, Green News

The "Earthbox" is a stylish, sustainable way to pot plants in the big, bad city....

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Serving Greenpoint With Free Sunflowers

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York

Read More: All for Good, Sunflower Seeds, Brooklyn, Volunteers, Garden, Allforgood, allforgood.org, New York City, New York, Sunflowers, Sunflower, Volunteering, Service, Craigslist, Volunteer, Gardening, Greenpoint, New York News

He's calling himself the Johnny Appleseed of Greenpoint. But Matt LaBarbiera is spreading sunflowers, not apples, in his Brooklyn neighborhood. He'...

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Lawns Versus Gardens In Beverly Hills

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: La, Organic Farming, Farming, Sustainable Food, White House Garden, Michelle Obama, Sustainable Agriculture, Lawn, Beverly Hills, Gardening, White House Vegetable Garden, Victory Garden, Living News

I have something in common with Michelle Obama, a brand new vegetable garden in my back yard. Mine was started by my 21 year old son, home from colle...

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Gardening as Blood Sport

Helen Rogan | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Healthy Eating, Gardening, New York, New York City, New York News

Turned into connoisseurs by our fabulous Greenmarkets, we have become obsessed with fresh, local stuff. And what could be more local than your personal patch of dirt?

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Fathers' Day Gift Guide

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Gift Guide, Ties, Whiskey, Golf, Fathers-Day-Gift-Ideas, Fathers Day, Meaningful Gifts, Fathers' Day, Gifts, Father Day Present, Thoughtful Gifts, Slideshow, Twitter, Books, Happiness, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Reading, Living News

Fathers' day is a tricky one. Unlike moms, who are often very receptive to the fool proof formula of flowers or fancy soaps, dads can be a bit harder ...

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Rooftop Vegetable Gardens Are Sprouting Up Across America

nytimes.com | Marian Burros | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Food, Organic Farming, Farming, New York, Local Food, Organic Food, Organic Garden, Urban Gardening, Food, Gardening, Vegetable Garden, Living News

THIS summer, Tony Tomelden hopes to be making bloody marys at the Pug in Washington, D.C., with tomatoes and chilies grown above the bar, thanks to th...

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Moving Toward a Healthy America: Making the Most of the Grocery Store

Lisa Sutherland | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, How to Eat Healthy, Nutritional Guidelines, Michelle Obama, Health, Michelle Obama Garden, Gardening, Childhood Nutrition, Grocery Shopping, Barack Obama, Living News

Start by scheduling regular family meals, serving a variety of healthy foods, and involving family members in the meal selection and preparation process.

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Trading Backyard Bounty: Foraging For Fruit Gains Popularity

nytimes.com | Kim Severson | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Sharing, Independent Farmers, Organic Gardening, Fruit, Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Produce, Neighbors, Gardening, Giving, Fallen Fruit, The Giving Life, Living News

It was just another day of urban fruit foraging for Ms. Wadud, one of a growing number of people who looked around their cities, saw trees full of fru...

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Eat Your Garden Weeds

The Atlantic Food Channel | By Carol Ann Sayle | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Food, Organic Farming, Eating, Garden Weeds, Gardening, Diet, Health, Living News

When we acquired this five-acre farm in 1992, with its disintegrating historic farm house, the fields had returned to their roots, so to speak, and we...

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Hop On The Homegrown Bandwagon

Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Carleen Madigan, Farming, Dominique Browning, Gardening, Bill Mckibben, Self-Sufficiency, Eartha Kitt, Green News

Madigan's book, aptly billed as "the Indispensible Guide To Food Self-Sufficiency," is an invaluable resource to help you tackle just about any homegrown, made-from-scratch project.

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Weed Gardens: The Laziest Way To Green Up Your Surroundings

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Gardening, Green Living, Weed Garden, Giy, Green News

A weed garden does take some work but not an excessive amount. Weeds, for the most part, will kill the other plants that get into their territory. The...

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The Greenest How-To In The World: Gardening On Your Bike

Instructables | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Bike Culture, Bicicyles, Herb Garden, Gardening, Green Living, Giy, Green News

Two topics that are old standbys here at HuffPost Green: gardening and bikes. What happens when they get together via a DIY project? The greenest th...

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Grow Your Own Bamboo, Use It In Your Own Garden

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Uses for Bamboo, Gardening, Green Living, Bamboo, Giy, Green News

As an easy backyard bamboo project: You can do the initial fastening with black wire ties and criss-cross them in an X-shape fashion to hold the uprig...

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Does A Nation of Ninnies Need A Nanny?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 06.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Greed, Thomas Friedman, Teabaggers, Wingnuts, Sean Hannity, Jon Stewart, New Deal, Liberalism, Thomas Farley, Victorians, Glenn Beck, Gardening, Robert Frank, Happiness, Green News

What's the difference between an overly bubbly housing market and sugary carbonated beverages? Both appeal to our infantile desire for instant gratification.

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Therapeutic Gardening: Digging Your Way Out Of Depression

BBC News | Jane Elliott | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Mental Health, Personal Health, Nature, Self-Confidence, Gardening, Wellness, Living News

Julian Holland struggled to feel comfortable in social settings and had a debilitating lack of self-confidence. For a long time he was reluctant to st...

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Nicole Richie, Lance Bass, Rosario Dawson Promote Organic Gardens

people.com | Eunice Oh | Posted 06.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Organic Gardening, Gardening, Green Living, Organic, Green News

The trio, along with a handful of other stars, has joined the Environmental Media Association's Young Hollywood Board and will help raise awareness an...

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Keeping Plants Indoors May Improve Your Productivity (VIDEO)

planetgreen.discovery.com, TED | Posted 06.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Plants, Plants for Air Quality, Giy, Air Quality, Green Living, Gardening, Indoor Gardening, Productivity, Green News

Brian Merchant over at Planet Green writes that keeping plants indoors not only cleans the air, but may have an added benefit: But there's more--ac...

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Food and Farming in Obama's First 100 Days

Michael Pollan | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Michelle Obama, Michael Pollan, President Obama, Organic Food, Crop Subsidies, Sustainable Food, Tom Vilsack, White House Garden, Nutrition, Agriculture, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Obama's First 100 Days, Gardening, 100 Days, Green News

Perhaps the most encouraging action so far has come from the East Wing, where Michelle Obama has been speaking out about the importance of real, fresh food, home cooking and gardening.

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18 Beautiful Edible Landscaping Plants : TreeHugger

treehugger.com | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Kitchen Gardens, Green Living, Gardening, Giy, Victory Gardens, Green News

It's that time of year when garden centers are full, and you just can't seem to squeeze enough hours out of the day to get your yard done. With budget...

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Reused Gutters Form A Vertical Victory Garden

greenUPGRADER | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Eating Matters, Victory Gardens, Environment, Reuse, Kitchen Gardens, Gardening, Green Living, Giy, Green News

When Suzanne Forsling moved to Juneau Alaska from Iowa, she found that it was a little bit harder to get her garden to grow. Frustrated by cold soil, ...

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Turn Your Flowers Into DIY Green Perfume

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Perfume, DIY Perfume, Flowers, Green Living, Gardening, Giy, Make Your Own Perfume, Green News

A lot of those designer perfumes out there aren't that green. You could do better by making your own perfume or cologne out of plants that you can gro...

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