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Seeds: Rancho Cordova cactus lover suffers for his plants
The Sacramento BeeLove hurts. Ask any cactus collector. Dr. Norm Klein knows all too well. His Rancho Cordova garden holds one of the Sacramento area's largest private collections of cactuses and succulents. Hundreds of plants crowd his patio. Many more pack large... -
Oldies, but goodies
Some tastes take us on a trip down memory lane. Check out these recipes for your favorite old school comfort foods. This week we are back to basics with a few oldies but goodies. Who doesn't like sweet and sour meatballs, whether served mini with...Tags: Black Pepper, Lemons, Kosher Salt, Tomatoes, Onions
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Corbett, Chilean officials honor a growing fruit trade
The Philadelphia InquirerGov. Corbett and senior agricultural officials from Chile gathered at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia on Tuesday to mark what they say is a growing Chilean and South American fruit trade to Philadelphia. On a pier behind them, the...Tags: Chile Earthquake (2010), Apples, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Chile
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Watercolor artists strut their stuff
Like many of their fruity brethren, pears and strawberries have provided the subject for innumerable watercolor still lifes in the past — yet most of these earnest efforts have produced middling if not worse results at best. But not so with the...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Fine Artists, Strawberries, Arts, Artists
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Farmers Markets: A CSA model for seafood in Santa Monica
Fishermen selling their own catch at Southern California farmers markets are vanishing. An attractive alternative is Community Seafood, a "community-supported fishery" that started selling last Sunday at the Santa Monica Main Street farmers market....
Tags: Aquaculture, New Zealand, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Seafood, Dining and Drinking
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Chamber society offers eloquent homage to Britten's centennial
The flood tide of Benjamin Britten performances honoring the great British composer's centenary has barely begun. Both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Chamber Musicians are planning major observances beginning in the fall, and others are...Tags: Music Industry, Todd Phillips, Lincoln Center, Culture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Big crop and high prices will be a year to remember for apple growers
The Wenatchee World, Wash.If there's ever been an apple crop to celebrate in recent years, it is the 2012 crop. The record 130 million box fresh crop jumped more than 20 percent from what was packed the previous two years. It also came at a time when apple harvests in all...Tags: Farms, Cherries
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Met Block, Auglaize County Courthouse finalists for awards
The Lima News, OhioTwo area projects are receiving recognition for their contribution to community revitalization. Heritage Ohio, which helps promote public-private partnerships and Ohio downtown Main Street programs, named The Metropolitan Block in downtown Lima and...Tags: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dining and Drinking, Credit and Debt, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice
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USDA opens export markets for day-old chicks, hatching eggs, dairy cattle
WASHINGTON - On April 3 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced recent results of the Agency's efforts to support exports of U.S. agricultural products. APHIS' recent efforts are...Tags: Exports, Iraq, Kazakhstan, U.S. Department of Agriculture, China
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Passover steeped in Mexican flavors
Passover celebrates the Hebrews' flight from Egypt to freedom more than 3,000 years ago. Jews around the world will remember that exodus at sundown March 25 with a ritual dinner, or Seder. And what's on the table will tell a story of its own, one based on...Tags: Carrots, Mexico City, Holidays, Salt, Arts and Culture
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Community notes Friday, March 22
Meetings Sunday, March 24 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, March 25 Boyne City Rotary...Tags: Family Planning, Carrots, Women, Infants and Children, Fibromyalgia, HIV
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Connecticut Doctor Promotes Better Health With High Antioxidant Wines
The Hartford CourantWhen Paul DiGrazia, a successful Danbury obstetrician-gynecologist and owner of a successful vineyard in Brookfield, was about 45, he went through a version of a midlife crisis. "There has to be more to life than this," he recalls thinking. Red...Tags: Heart Disease, Danbury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Viniculture, Brookfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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