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Home and garden happenings -- week of May 11
The Akron Beacon JournalHolden Arboretum in Kirtland will celebrate the grand opening of its 4 1/2 -acre Rhododendron Discovery Garden from 11 p.m. to 4 p.m. next Saturday. The garden will allow visitors to learn about rhododendrons and their close relatives, azaleas, mountain...Tags: Agriculture, Housing and Urban Planning, House and Home, Hobbies, Entertainment
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Under Armour founder Kevin Plank sees himself as the underdog
Kevin Plank may have sold the first Under Armour shirts from the back of his car, but as his reach has grown, so too have his wheels: These days, he jets around the world, recently to five Asian cities in six days, but managed to get back home to...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Weaponry, Economy, Business and Finance, Randy Edsall, Baltimore County
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Pa. dairy farmer says unpasteurized milk can be made safe to drink
waynesboro@herald-mail.comBacteria that sickened 79 Tri-State-area residents who consumed unpasteurized milk in early 2012 is the focus of a newly released report authored in part by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Campylobacter jejuni...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, Consumers
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Water district slashes offer for Palm Beach County's Mecca Farms
The payback keeps shrinking for Palm Beach County's $100 million investment in Mecca Farms — the failed home for The Scripps Research Institute. Plummeting property appraisals sunk a $55 million proposal for the county to sell the land last year to...
Tags: Royal Palm Beach, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Palm Beach County, Jupiter
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The business of hunger
America sends about $1.4 billion a year in emergency food aid to needy people around the world through the Food for Peace Program. By law, practically all that aid is produced in the U.S. and shipped by U.S. companies to far-flung places, where it is...
Tags: John Kerry, Politics, Tom Vilsack, Lobbying, U.S. Congress
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As St. Paul's rebuilding efforts heave on, what to watch for
St. Paul Pioneer PressIn a mobile billboard for St. Paul development, the first light-rail test train rolled down University Avenue last month, passed the renovated Union Depot and glided into a new downtown maintenance facility. In all, more than $2 billion in development...Tags: SoHo, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business
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Garden business, in 62nd year, not resting on laurels
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Running a farm and garden market in some ways is as steady as the seasons, anchored by the sale of plants in spring and fresh local produce in summer. But even this ancient form of small business must adapt like all the others to changing preferences,...Tags: Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Business, Sales
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Colorado Springs business family ensures water for Venetucci Farm
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Long-time Colorado Springs business owners came through with much needed water for this year as the Venetucci Farm was on the brink of dying of thirst. Sheila Venezia, 72, and her family stepped up in late April and agreed to lease water to the Colorado...Tags: Pumpkin
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Raw milk, poultry and produce: Bills easing small-farm oversight clear big legislative hurdle
Bangor Daily News, MaineSmall-farm advocates in Augusta on Tuesday celebrated a key political victory after a legislative committee gave the green light to several bills that would relax state oversight and open local markets to unlicensed farmers and raw milk producers. Bob...Tags: Agriculture, Crime, Law and Justice, Beverage Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Montville
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Farmers Markets: Bruins like to feed on fresh fruit and vegetables
In some ways farmers markets are a natural fit at universities, where many students crave healthful, local and organic produce. However, schools are largely closed during summer, the busiest season for markets, and the managers — if students run the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of California, Los Angeles, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education
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Shooting range proposed for Mecca Farms
There will be gunfire rather than scientific discovery under a proposal to open a shooting range on Palm Beach County's Mecca Farms — once the intended home of The Scripps Research Institute. A new state plan calls for building a shooting range,...
Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Environmental Pollution, Wildlife, Endangered Species, Palm Beach County
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FEATURE-Brazil's food inflation: don't blame it all on the weather
ReutersBy Caroline Stauffer and Silvio Cascione SALTO, Brazil, May 3 (Reuters) - Brazil, an up-and-coming agricultural superpower with abundant fertile land, is struggling to provide consistently affordable food for its population. To understand how,...Tags: Agriculture, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Legislation, Brazil, Market and Exchange
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