Lost LA: School gardens, an idea planted a century ago - Los Angeles Times

Lost LA: School gardens, an idea planted a century ago Los Angeles Times The Board of Education provided seeds and planting supplies. From one of the first landscape architecture schools for women, Larkey recruited Merle Smith, an expert in educational gardening, who became Larkey's partner in the Los Angeles garden program ... and more »

Spectrum Brands swings to a Q1 profit, beats Street - Proactive Investors USA & Canada

Proactive Investors USA & Canada

Spectrum Brands swings to a Q1 profit, beats Street Proactive Investors USA & Canada For the three months that ended January 1, 2012, the diversified consumer products company, which supplies products from batteries and home and garden products to shaving and personal care products, reported net income of $13.1 million, or 25 cents per ... and more »

USDA awards $40 million grants to boost local food supplies - Reuters

USDA awards $40 million grants to boost local food supplies Reuters By Christine Stebbins | CHICAGO (Reuters) - The US Agriculture Department on Friday awarded $40.2 million in grants to farmers, ranchers and farmer-controlled rural business ventures aimed at spurring locally produced food supplies and renewable energy ... and more »

Home and garden expo, Operation Write Home, Medina chocolate festival, Canton ... - Plain Dealer

Plain Dealer

Home and garden expo, Operation Write Home, Medina chocolate festival, Canton ... Plain Dealer Supplies will be available, but feel free to bring some. The American Red Cross of Medina County and JM Smucker Co. invite chocolate lovers to the 15th annual festival. Samples, dessert contest, children's area, bake sale and more are scheduled.

A guide to heirloom seed catalogs - Mother Nature Network

Mother Nature Network

A guide to heirloom seed catalogs Mother Nature Network If you want to see the products that Bountiful Gardens offers under one roof in Palo Alto, their retail store, the Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center, is open to the public. For fruit trees, bushes, and vines, the One Green World ... and more »