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What are the three most important pieces to growing a vegetable garden? Well, besides having a little piece of land, it is sunlight, water and good soil. Even if that little piece of land isn't in your back yard, the East Bay has several different options for you to work out that green thumb! Need...

By Erin Russell, Sales Coordinator What are the three most important pieces to growing a vegetable garden? Well, besides having a little piece of land, it is sunlight, water and good soil. Even if that little piece of land isn't in your back yard, the city of Seattle has several different options...

With the recent reprieve in winter weather, warm sunny skies inspire gardeners to begin work in the yard and garden. Cherry blossoms, tiny crocuses and new buds renew the hope of spring and remind us that now is the time to plan for the bounty of summer. In the NW we are fortunate to have a long growing...

By Caroline Schwarz, EcoMetro Guide Community Outreach Manager As a Colorado resident for less than a year, I’ve been amazed by the strength of our frequently shining sun at a mile high – here, a walk on a sunny winter day that is in the 30’s or 40’s can feel substantially warmer and even warrant a shedding...

By Sara Johnson, Sustainable Business Accounts Manager With the recent thirty-degree temperatures, melting ice (puddles!) and sunshine, I can’t help but begin to dream of my garden. Luckily we live in a place with lots of resources for both novice and expert gardeners, so no matter where you fall on...

The State of the Cities – Mayors’ Economic Forecast A conversation with Mayors John Hickenlooper of Denver and Ed Tauer of Aurora. To register, call Jan Wambolt at 303-803-9280. Fri, Feb 12, 7am-1-am Marriott City Center Hotel 1701 California St, Denver Fair Trade, Recycled, Organic and Sustainable Valentine's...

-Heather Hale, Sustainable Business Accounts Manager The seasons here in the East Bay are definitely changing. We've had our first two heavy rains, and there's a new crispness to the air. Leaves are turning wonderful shades of red, orange, and rust, and many trees are losing their leaves altogether...

The sign post that read “I’m an Oregon Native” was the first thing that caught my eye as I drove up to the Oregon native plant nursery, Bosky Dell , located at 23321 SW Bosky Dell Lane in West Linn, Oregon (about 25 minutes southeast of Portland). I am a self-confessed city girl who like thousand of...

Cheryl Janis explores local businesses, many with coupons in Chinook Book. Artemisia, a store of art and garden curios, has a coupon for $5 off and many surprises. I had walked by Artemisia Garden Nursery and Gallery (110 SE 28th Avenue) a few times on my way to the grocery store before I actually ventured...

Did you know that some plants grow better when they grow next to other plants? The opposite is also true, where some plants just don’t get along. It is a little known secret in organic gardening and all has to do with one plant repelling pests that would attack the other plant, or attracting beneficial...