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Gardening craze prompted by economy, health

It's a growing trend: Producing nutritious food close to home to save money and improve health. “It’s a necessity. We have to get back to our roots,” said Sandra Witas, project coordinator at Rumford’s River Va [...]

Posted On : Jun, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Gardening for the nature of the economy

Unemployment the worst since 1929, businesses failing, and the government worried as to how to turn things around. Chance, or Chauncey Gardiner as people called him, spoke about gardening and people listened. Chance is the main character i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Dollars From Dirt: Economy Spurs Home Garden Boom

With the recession in full swing, many Americans are returning to their roots - literally - cultivating vegetables in their backyards to squeeze every penny out of their food budget. Industry surveys show double- digit growth in the numb [...]