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A Fall of Gardening Possibilities

  • August 25, 2020
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Many people consider fall to be the season of slowing down on gardening activities and focusing on garden cleanup and plans for next year. However, fall is actually full of possibilities in the gardening realm.  Those experienced and novice gardeners…

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A Day to Say Thanks to the Honey Bee

  • August 18, 2020
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National Honey Bee Day, August 15, was formerly known as the National Honey Bee Awareness Day. It started in 2009 as a day to recognize the contribution of honey bees to human life and to celebrate beekeepers throughout the nation….

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New Reads for the Earth-Loving Gardener

  • August 13, 2020
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August 9th marked the annual observance of National Book Lovers Day, but much more than a single day will be needed to take in the recent crop of fresh reads for the gardener. Among them is an array of new…

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Watch Out for Mysterious Seeds in the Mail

  • August 2, 2020
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If you receive seeds in the mail you did not order, please do not plant them, and do not throw them in the trash. That’s the urgent request of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. According to a…

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The 4 R’s of Sustainable Management #5

  • July 29, 2020
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As Extension Master Gardeners, we are passionate about sharing the many ways each of us can have a positive impact by following sustainable environmental practices. Among them are the 4 R’s of Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot (i.e….

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The 4 R’s of Sustainable Waste Management #4

  • July 23, 2020
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As gardeners who support sustainable environmental practices, we affirm the 4 Rs of waste management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot (i.e. compost). Last week’s article covered some of the challenges of basic recycling. This post will focus on recycling plastic…

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The 4 R’s of Sustainable Waste Management #3

  • July 15, 2020
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As gardeners we support sustainable environmental practices and affirm the 4 R’s slogan: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot (i.e. compost). The first two articles in this series focused on reducing consumption and reuse as ways to keep materials out of…

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The 4 R’s of Sustainable Waste Management #2

  • July 9, 2020
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As gardeners who support sustainable environmental practices, we affirm the 4 Rs slogan: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot (i.e. compost). The first article in this series focused on reducing consumption as a way to scale back our waste.  This second…

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The 4 R’s of Sustainable Waste Management #1

  • July 2, 2020
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As Extension Master Gardener volunteer educators, we are dedicated to investing in our local communities by teaching sustainable landscape and sound horticulture practices. We are also passionate about sharing the many ways each of us can make a positive impact…

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National Pollinator Week

  • June 24, 2020
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National Pollinator Week, June 22-28, was launched by the Pollinator Partnership 13 years ago to celebrate pollinators and their impact on plants, people and the health of the planet. The Partnership’s mission is “to promote the health of pollinators, critical…

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