AHS-inspired gardens
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The American Horticultural Society National Youth Gardening Symposia has inspired teachers and parents to start school gardens in which children can learn about gardening, nature, and responsibility through hands-on experience. The Symposia encourages school gardens and offers interested people advice on getting financial and material donations. The school gardens provide rich educational opportunities as well as pleasant alternatives to the traditional concrete and blacktop-filled schoolyard.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 1997
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The bear, the beans, and the compost queen
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New York City's Green Thumb program, funded by federal Community Development Block Grants, has help community organizations in the city create hundreds of gardens. The Green Thumb program leases lots to a wide variety of groups for one dollar per year, and provides design assistance and tools, among other things. Community groups get food, pride and a less blighted environment through their gardening efforts. Several gardens developed through the program are discussed.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 1996
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The little giant
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Houghton Mifflin Company's garden book editor Frances Tenenbaum has experienced an extremely successful career sharpening the words of authors and content of books. She criticizes publishers for dismissing experienced editors and replacing them with those that know little about horticulture or editing. She is also critical of the marketplace, which is made up of giant publishing and bookstore conglomerates seeking profit over quality products.
Publication Name: The American Gardener
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9978
Year: 1998
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