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Grant provides wetland opportunity at Lake Mingo
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comA $24,000 grant from the Kentucky Water Resources Institute will mean a more green-friendly Lake Mingo this coming spring. The grant will enable a small portion of the nearly 400-yard concrete drainage ditch to be removed and a ditch that appears...Tags: Employees, Building Material, Career and Workplace
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AG NOTES: Kentucky fruit and vegetable myths
Contributing WriterThere are many myths and old wives tales concerning fruit and vegetable crops that have become part of Kentucky lore. Several myths that still exist today involve grape coloration and fall frosts. A number of grape growers believe that it is necessary to...Tags: Potatoes, Grapes, Sweet Potatoes
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AG NOTES: Fall cleanup controls spring diseases
Contributing WriterYou can reduce the risk of some common problems next year by getting rid of leftover plant debris in vegetable, flower and fruit gardening areas this fall. Several disease-causing fungi and bacteria spend the winter on plant debris, and can cause...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Gardening, Hobbies
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Danville organic gardener sharing her expertise
Contributing writerSharon Piper-Martin not only loves the taste and nutrients provided by organic food but has decided to create a job born of her passion and knowledge. The Danville resident first learned about organic gardening about 30 years ago, when her first child...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Organic Foods, Dining and Drinking, Gardening, Hobbies
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AG NOTES: Pest management tips for vegetable gardens
Now is a good time to start thinking about pest control for your home vegetable garden. You can control pest problems, and perhaps prevent future difficulties, in your garden by doing some advance planning and following a few simple integrated pest...
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East Jessamine High students will get $100K kitchen upgrade this summer
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comNew commercial-kitchen equipment at East Jessamine High School will help students feel the heat of the culinary careers for which they’re preparing. East High teacher Cary York obtained the equipment, which is set to be installed over the summer,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Vegetarian Diet, Science, Organic Foods, Science and Technology
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Support sprouts for Danville community garden
jking@amnews.comWhat began as a Facebook conversation has led to interest in starting a community garden. “My boss had posted this ‘You Tube’ video that I watched ...,” said Jo Marie Lammy of Danville, part of a group that met recently at the...Tags: Media Industry, Breast Cancer, Agricultural Research and Technology, Potatoes, Science and Technology
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Ag Notes: Looking forward to the 2012 vegetable garden
Contributing columnistBy now, you have received seed catalogs for the 2012 vegetable-growing season. While listening to the cold wind blow outside, what a comfort it is to think about spring and summer and planning your garden. To make the most of your garden, every...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Gardening, Hobbies
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From the Farm: First frost has come and gone
donnabee@bellsouth.netUnlike the past few Saturdays of nice, warm weather, last Saturday was COLD. We vendors were bundled up in winter coats, gloves and hats for the Farmers Market. The temperature didn’t improve throughout the day due to cloudy skies, and felt even...Tags: Green Beans, Pumpkin, Jams and Jellies, Breads, Winter Squash
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Ag Notes: Extend harvest with a fall garden
Contributing WriterIt is not too late to continue to enjoy the garden and add new plantings. A variety of produce can be grown in Kentucky gardens in the coming weeks allowing fresh vegetables to be available into the fall. The cooler nights experienced later in the year as...Tags: Cabbage, Kentucky, Turnips, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry
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Plans under way for Danville community garden
jking@amnews.comA community garden is one step closer to taking root after a second public meeting Monday night of the group now called Danville Community Garden Planters. The idea of a creating a space to grow healthy food started with a Facebook interaction between...Tags: The Salvation Army, Healthy Diet, Facebook
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W.Va. billionaire pays $25 million for entire Anderson Circle Farm
tkleffman@amnews.comLEXINGTON — Cheers went up inside Lexington Convention Center on Wednesday afternoon when the “little guys” barely beat the auctioneer’s clock and summoned the gumption to top the big guy’s bid to purchase Anderson Circle...Tags: Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Property, Farms, Auction Service
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