Former Nursery Owner is Quite a Pitcher for Compost Tea
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By Susan Gilmore, Seattle Times  Jun. 16--When Leon Hussey moved into his Redmond home 29 years ago, he had no neighbors, but deer and coyotes roamed his property frequently.
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A FORMER heroin dealer who tended a huge cannabis farm was jailed for four years and eight months yesterday.  The High Court in Glasgow heard that Joseph Kerr, 50, was looking after nearly 1000 cannabis plants in a farm in Bishopton, Renfrewshire.
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By LAWRENCE LATANE III  An influx of cash was the sort of green revolution Debbie White needed when the Augusta County Service Authority sought to modernize its sewage-treatment system.
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COMMERCE, Texas  - The Hale family has embraced organic farming because it is healthy, good for the environment and less cruel to animals. But do not mistake them for nature-worshiping New Agers or back-to-basics hippies.
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There is sweet renewal on the old cacao plantations that just five years ago lay fallow on these lush mountain slopes along the Caribbean coast. Its mother is a lucrative niche market: organic chocolate.
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Many plants can naturally clean chemically contaminated soil and groundwater. Researchers are now helping them do a quicker, better job of rehabbing polluted sites.
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By Jeremy Slayton, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Mar. 6--Pendleton Powell Bowen was at home in nature.   The former Richmond educator was active in many environmental groups  throughout her life and was captivated by the outside world.   Mrs.
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One of the 'Green Giants' explores donation, trade-in, asset recovery, and leasing.
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It was 77 degrees outside. Not a cloud in the sky. Just the sort of weekday that 65-year-old Ho-Mei Chen once imagined she'd be spending in the park with her grandchildren. Or on which 68-year-old hospital administrator Marie Warren once pictured herself tending to her begonias. Or on which...
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By Joe Chapman, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Jun. 23--The apricot tree in Frank Requist's backyard has produced many a sweet treat and jars of jam for his friends and neighbors over the years.
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By Tony Henderson  Hitting the milestone age of 50 prompted Peter Facey to ponder a change in lifestyle.   Peter has always grown trees for a living and 20 years ago set up Trees Please, a commercial nursery in Corbridge in Northumberland.
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By Martin Hickman  Shoppers are being encouraged to solve the problem of excess packaging by taking direct action and dumping trays and wrappers in their gardens.
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By Moldes, A; Cendn, Y; Lpez, E; Barral, M T  Municipal solid waste (MSW) compost from aerobic or anaerobic bioprocesses was evaluated as components of substrates for potted plant production.
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By Sally Claunch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 6--ARLINGTON -- Even with the recent rains, many residents are buying plants that don't need a lot of water, nursery owners say.
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By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 4--BELLINGHAM -- Karin Colgrove is hankering for greens, and she hopes her recent move didn't cause her to miss her first weekly vegetable delivery of the summer.
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BEDFORD, Ohio - A local business owner is hoping for at least a whiff of success from her unusual fundraising tool: special fragrances inspired by this Cleveland suburb.
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Robert Saquet says he wants to contribute to Middleborough history by restoring a 155-year-old former schoolhouse next to his store, Eggers Furniture. But he needs the state's help.