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Jaime Zaplatosch works for the non-profit Openlands, designing and installing urban, public gardens and teaching urban gardening classes. Jaime is a sustainable gardening geek, growing annuals, food and native plants in and around her home.

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Add your edible garden to the running tally of American food gardens

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Gardener's Supply Company is trying to get people to pledge to grow at least 10 pounds of food themselves this year, as a way to eat local and offset...
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Green cities make for healthier kids

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Recently a study was released by researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue, University of Indianapolis and the...
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Community gardens increase property values

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Trying to sell your house? Maybe all you need is to make sure that you have a well-maintained open space near by.Real Estate Economics published a...
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All that rain...

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This week's storms shouldn't be considered an anomoly. Instead, we should begin to get used to these types of...
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Is your soil SAFE?

It certainly comes to no suprise to us that those of us living in and around Chicago reside in an urban...
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Is it any wonder? Dirt IS good for you!

Just over a year ago, Medical News Today covered a bit of research done in England. Apparently, there is a reason...
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