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1. How Wyoming hunters are feeding their neighbors in need

Author

Webster, Jim

Subjects
Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, Hunger -- Prevention, Elk hunting -- Social aspects, Nonprofit organizations -- Aims and objectives -- Services, Community -- Social aspects -- Food and nutrition, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Jim Webster In Wyoming, hunting is a family affair. It's about sport, sure, but it's really about sustenance. It's filling the freezer to feed the family. It's the most [...]

Published
2024

3. Our series Real Food looks at new ways food is being grown and prepared

Subjects
Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, Farmers' markets, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

NORAH O`DONNELL: Our series Real Food looks at new ways food is being grown and prepared. This morning we focus on the expanding veggie movement. More than twenty-two million American [...]

Published
2017

4. Harvesting to Help

Author

Matson, Sara

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Social aspects, Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, Vegetables, General interest
Abstract

When Hailey Fort was six, she saw a person who was homeless standing on the street in her town. She wanted to help him, so she and her mom gave [...]

Published
2019

5. Scott's garden: growing vegetables and growing up

Author

Riley, Ellen

Subjects
Gardening -- Personalities, Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, General interest, Home and garden
Abstract

Chappelle lives in Mountain Brook, Alabama with his parents. He practically grew up raising vegetables in their backyard farm. He intends to live on his own farm and grow vegetables and raise cows. His garden now has cherry tomatoes, eggplants and zucchinis.

Published
1999

7. Garden of hope

Subjects
Social service -- Methods, Lesson planning, Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, Elementary school students -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Associations, institutions, etc. -- Services, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Katie Stagliano (above) wants to make sure no one goes to bed hungry. And she's achieving that goal one vegetable at a time. The fifth grader from Summerville, South Carolina, [...]

Published
2010

8. STUDENTS DIG IN FOR DISCOVERIES IN GARDEN; New River Elementary's plot of land grows and so does kids' knowledge of science

Author

Miller, Michelle

Subjects
Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, Elementary school students -- Environmental aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: MICHELLE MILLER; Times Staff Writer WESLEY CHAPEL -- Lydia Throneburg crouched in the dirt, plotting out a new home for the corn seedling outgrowing its Styrofoam cup. With gloved [...]

Published
2012

9. Wanted: homeowner with backyard space to share

Author

Elton, Sarah

Subjects
Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, Urban land use -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: SARAH ELTON; Special to The Globe and Mail URBAN LAND-EXCHANGE MOVEMENT They say food brings people together. More and more, gardening does, too. In towns and cities across Canada, [...]

Published
2010

11. Garden of hope: a girl grows veggies to feed others

Subjects
Social service -- Methods, Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, Elementary school students -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Associations, institutions, etc. -- History -- Donations, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Katie Stagliano wants to make sure no one goes to bed hungry. And she's achieving that goal one fresh vegetable at a time. The filth-grade student from Summerville, S.C., started [...]

Published
2010

12. Never mind the quality: feel the size

Author

Sillitoe, David

Subjects
United Kingdom -- Social aspects, Vegetable gardening -- Social aspects, Hobbies -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The art of growing giant vegetables is a new hobby in the United Kingdom, which uses the latest developments in plant technology, including home-grown tricks, and which is less competitive than might be thought. Growers are keener to expand the boundaries of nature than compete among themselves, and tricks used include feeding plants with pulverised contraceptive tablets, which increase the water take up level of plants. Size and weight take precedence over flavor, and growers aim at world records. Growers exchange seeds and advice, and travel throughout England visiting each others gardens.

Published
1993

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