Lawn-Care Entrepreneur Faces A Changing Racial Landscape
111635
In the months that landscaper Nikita Floyd's employees tended the 50-acre grounds at a large African American church, he received no complaint about their work.
634691
ServiceMaster Co. , the U.S. lawncare company that put itself up for sale last year, is drawing interest from at least two buyout groups that may bid more than $4 billion, four people with knowledge of the discussions said, according to a report on Bloomberg News.
557744
The road to energy independence starts in a cornfield in Nebraska. Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla explains why he believes in biofuels. From Wired magazine.
568019
By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 13--A program that had its beginnings in Fresno County may enable people across the country to start small farms of their own.
426399
Life & style: Ten years ago, Conor Jameson planted a hedge, a long row of thin, bare stems, not much to see. This spring, he returned to savour the fruits of his labour - and found a thriving corridor of life.
187228
Critics worry that a new strain of grass that is resistant to the herbicide Roundup could transfer its resistance to weedy relatives.
739338
TROY, N.Y. -- Eben Bayer grew up on a farm in Vermont learning the intricacies of mushroom harvesting with his father.
457417
A local man who has struggled to lose weight is hoping a lawn mower will help him shed between 30 and 50 pounds.
416538
By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 12--The synthetic turf market is growing like weeds.   Ron VanGelderen, president emeritus of the Synthetic Turf Council, an industry trade group, said hard sales data aren't available.
462825
From the street, Alicia Campbell's house looks no different from the others in her suburban cul-de-sac. But it has a secret: It's green &#151; very green.
753741
By Andre Briscoe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 24--Gardening may soon be on the rise in Pacific Grove, if a new environmental group has its way.
547475
Alex White Plume hoped his family could make a living growing hemp when he first planted seeds on an Indian reservation here, but years of fighting with federal drug officials have left him in financial trouble.
671440
By Jennifer Chamberlain, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 23--This summer's drought may have planted the seeds for a coming landscaping boom as homeowners look to revive wilted lawns and forlorn flowerbeds.
218336
MISSION, Texas  - Driving through the Lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, it is clear that whatever labor is being done on a farm -- be it driving a tractor or weeding a field -- Latinos are doing it.
512721
MONTERREY, Mexico -- If a quarry needs a migrant worker who can haul 50-pound loads of rock out of a mine, or a big landscaper wants to hire a man who'll mow grass from sunup to sundown for $8 an hour without overstaying his visa, Jeffrey West scrolls through his computer, clicks the mouse and fi...
757092
By William Presecky, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 11--Big Rock Township resident Marvel Davis knew in recent years that her 170-year-old family farm would be sold as open space eventually, free from the threat of development.
500191
As mortgage companies face troubled times, an investor who made his name turning around distressed companies sees opportunity in the lending business.