NOVEMBER 24, 2008 - 6:20 PM
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ALASKA GREENHOUSE & NURSERY CONFERENCE DATES
The 2009 Alaska Greenhouse & Nursery Conference will be held January 27 & 28 at the Anchorage Marriott Hotel, downtown.
POLAR GROWER TRADE SHOW
Registration for the Polar Grower Trade Show, held in conjunction with the conference, will be sent out shortly along with the conference code for registering with the hotel. Businesses and organizations who have registered for the trade show by December 11 will have their name printed in the conference brochure.
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NOVEMBER 16, 2008 - 2:52 PM
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Bark stripped from mature birch trees in a forest near Goose Lake in July 2008. Anne Raup/ADN
One of my colleagues showed me this photo taken last summer of birch trees with large pieces of bark stripped from them. The trees were near Goose Lake. Most of the area around Goose Lake is either a municipal park or owned by UAA or APU. Which means that whoever harvested the bark probably did so illegally.
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NOVEMBER 13, 2008 - 3:09 PM
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Got your shots? I'm not just talking about flu and pnuemonia. Get a tetanus shot too, while you're at it. It's good for 10 years, and it's something every gardener should be current on. Bacteria lives in the soils we so like to get our hands into, and all it takes is one little scrape, one little hangnail or one little blister on your digging hand and some mean, ugly bacteria can enter your system and take you down. Sometimes permanently.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2008 - 8:04 PM
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Farmer Alex Davis will be bringing his A.D. Farm certified organic produce to the Northway Mall every Wednesday from 11 am til 6pm through the winter. Photo by Fran Durner/ADN Alex Davis is still bringing in produce from his farm to the Northway Mall on Wednesdays from 11-6pm. He says, "This week I will have regular carrots, purple carrots, yellow carrots along with red potatoes, peanut potatoes, French fingerling potatoes, and red beets, golden beets, Chioggia beets, cylendra beets, red cabbage, storage cabbage, parsnips, apples from an Anchorage orchard, honey comb, jams and fresh eggs, which I have yet to sell out of."
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NOVEMBER 10, 2008 - 4:00 PM
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Press Release For Immediate Release:
Fiskars® Encourages Community Gardening
Over the past six years Project Orange Thumb grants have provided community gardening groups with the tools to help create gardens that provide food to their local shelves, horticultural education to young gardeners, a place of peace, a place of beauty and most importantly it provides to the gardeners and their communities a sense of achievement and pride.
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NOVEMBER 2, 2008 - 11:21 AM
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Troy Zaumseil, co-founder of CANWIN took top prize in the Todd Palin look-alike contest this week! Erik Hill/ADN
A round of applause for Weed Warrior Troy Zaumseil, co-founder of CANWIN (Citizens Against Noxious Weeds Invading the North) who stood out over several strong contestants in the final round of the Todd Palin look-alike contest held over five weeks at Blues Central in Anchorage.
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OCTOBER 30, 2008 - 12:06 PM
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Sing holiday songs and watch Town Square light up on the day after Thanksgiving. Bob Hallinen/ADNMake sure you buy LED lights to wrap on your trees and shrubs. LED lights emit less heat than the old bulbs and cost less to light as well.
November 2, Sunday, 2pm. BACKYARD BIODIESEL BASICS. Biodiesel Educator Will Taygan provides an overview on how to make any diesel petroleum-free. Participants will explore the science behind biodiesel and SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil) systems, compare emissions, learn how to collect oil responsibly, and make a test batch of biodiesel. At the Eagle River Nature Center. Free; $5 parking fee for non-members.
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OCTOBER 27, 2008 - 11:06 AM
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After mounding leaves on the garden bed under the lilac, the rest of the lilac and cherry tree leaves got mowed into the lawn. Photo by Fran DurnerAt a meeting of TREErific last Wednesday night, the gathering opened with a question having to do with the upcoming holiday: "What are you thankful for?" As people around the room had their turn, we heard things like, I'm thankful for the mountains, the trees, seeing the sun, etc. When it was my turn I said I was thankful the snow hadn't fallen yet. The two snowfalls we have had so far haven't really stuck in the Anchorage lowlands and it has given me a second and third chance to try and finish the yard work I'd fallen so far behind with. And I really do like being out in the yard - it just feels good and I hate feeling guilty about not having finished the job.
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OCTOBER 21, 2008 - 8:46 AM
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Apples collected from Bob Boyer's orchard await the arrival of apple fans on Tuesday. Fran Durner/ADNFrom Kathy Liska: "Bob Boyer is opening his greenhouse again on Thursday, 10/23, from 1-4 PM to sell his Alaska grown apples. These are greenhouse grown and many varieties will be offered. The price is $2 per lb. The greenhouse is located on 81st Ave, west off the Old Seward Highway, on the right, almost at the end. I believe that this is the first time he has done this and I can tell you the apples are wonderful! We picked a bit over 600 lb last week. What an opportunity this is for all who want to come by."
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