Rio Dell Community Garden receives generous donation

The Rio Dell Community Garden now can better accommodate low-income community members with a recent donation from Capital City Sheds. A 6 foot x 8 foot wood shed, now located on site at the Community Garden, can house gardening tools to assist community members who might otherwise not have the tools needed to be successful gardeners.

Weed It and Reap: Cody Kaiser proves never too young to garden

By TAHREE LANE BLADE STAFF WRITER To read about gardeners featured in previous Weed It & Reap columns, go to toledoblade.com. Name: Cody Kaiser, a freshman at Liberty Center High School, living in Liberty Center. Garden specs: The main vegetable garden in the backyard is 24 feet by 12 feet, and two gardens by our ditch are each 12 feet by 4 feet. I also plant the flowers in the yard. Our soil's ...

Oroville calendar for Sept. 8

THURSDAY Community Pilates: 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at YMCA. 533-9622. Weekly. Tops 2249: 8 a.m. in game room of Olive Hill Mobilehome Community Park on Wyandotte Avenue.

Make your garage work harder this fall

The garage can really be an extension of your home - and as fall approaches, the extra space can be a real asset.

Vegging out at work in company gardens

More companies are ripping out manicured lawns to create on-site vegetable gardens as healthy perks or volunteer opportunities for employees.