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Soil, Water & Air
New Community Garden Resources From Duke University
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Building Healthy Soil in Vegetable Gardens: Cover Crops Have Got It Covered.
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Learn to make and sell vermicompost. Understand the benefits of vermicompost to plants and soil. Check out the agenda and …
17th Annual Earth Day Celebration
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"Inside Ag With Wendy" - January, February, March 2014
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Feb 18th National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health (Feb 3, 2014)
From: Ashford, Dana – NRCS, Raleigh, NC [mailto:Dana.Ashford@nc.usda.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 11:39 a.m. To: Ashford, Dana – NRCS, Raleigh, …
On-Line Newsletter From Hort Science
The NCSU Department of Horticultural Science has launched a quarterly on-line Newsletter Subscribe to see great horticulture images, learn about faculty and …
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Composting
Turn yard waste, kitchen scraps, and other organic matter into a wonderful soil amendment or mulch. Composting Portal Composting Chapter of …
Vermicomposting
Earthworms convert organic matter (including food scraps, paper, animal manure, and yard trimmings) into a valuable soil amendment and …
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