Feather and dung pots aim to replace plastic garden planters
A US study outlines biodegradable pots made from chicken feathers and cow manure as sustainable alternatives to plastic, aiming to curb a $500 million North American market. Feather pots show roots grow through, allowing direct planting. CowPot uses manure fibers from a 600 acre dairy, selling at Gardener's Supply Co. and retailers.
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Philadelphia
North America
Marc Teffeau
Food and Drug Administration
Teffeau
American Nursery and Landscape Association
Horticulture Research Institute
Washington
US Department of Agriculture
Walter Schmidt
USDA
Schmidt
Matt Freund
Gardener’s Supply Co
Burlington, Vt
Gardeners.com
Agway
True Value
Freund
East Canaan
Conn
Elmer
Local farms supply meals as schools join farm to table trend
Worcester's Clark University joins Massachusetts Farm to School Project with about 20 percent of fall and spring ingredients sourced locally. The program, part of a national movement, connects farmers to campuses, cutting out middlemen and boosting rural livelihoods.
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Worcester
Mass
Joe Levering
Clark University
Lunenberg
Clark
Massachusetts Farm
Massachusetts
Marion Kalb
Santa Fe
N.M
California
Florida
Kelly Erwin
State Agriculture Department
School Food Service
Erwin
Massachusetts Farm To
MassDevelopment
Finance and Development Authority
Project Bread
Jim Lachance
Lorain soil and water district announces annual tree sale details
Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District opens its annual tree seedling sale in Lorain County with bare root seedlings and potted evergreens. White pine Austrian pine and spruce pots cost 10 dollars and five seedling packets run five to seven dollars. Deciduous varieties include sugar maple white oak pin oak American sweet gum and European greenleaf beech with most five for seven fifty to ten dollar groups. Flowering pots and new grass species come at three and eight fifty. Orders pickup April 13 14 at Grobe Fruit Farm near Elyria. Contact 326 5800 or visit 42110 Russia Road Elyria for brochures.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Grobe Fruit Farm
Elyria
LSWCD
Russia Road
Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District
Dellifield
Schroeder
Carlisle
New Russia
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