Growth battle heads to ballot The Davis Enterprise
Published Nov 01, 2006 - 19:44:53 CST. FAIRFIELD - Solano County's Measure J is contentious enough that even farmers who want to keep on farming - such as Robert Hansen and Al Medvitz - find themselves on different sides of the growth control initiative battle.
Good Enough To Eat: The plastic greenhouse has taken a beating, but Chris keeps on eating Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Edibles gardening expert Chris Smith offers an update on the state of his woven plastic greenhouse, and suggests a place on Vancouver Island to enjoy fine ciders with food.
Ralcorp Holdings Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2006 PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. today reported results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. For the year, diluted earnings per share were $2.41 compared to $2.34 last year, and net sales grew more than 10% to $1,850.2 million from $1,675.1 million in fiscal 2005.
Dixon: A thumbs up for Downs The Davis Enterprise
Published Oct 24, 2006 - 15:01:20 CDT. DIXON — Perhaps the City Council is a betting group.
AREA BRIEFS: Museum hosts a celebration of the tomato Bradenton Herald
Visit the museum and see the tomato collection donated by Jan Hunsader, pick up some tomato recipes and learn tomato trivia.
Old Leaves Need To Die In Time Or They Will Bring A Plant Down Science Daily
In a study from the November issue of the American Naturalist, researchers Alex Boonman and co-workers from the Netherlands show that it is beneficial for plants growing in a dense stand to shed their oldest, lower leaves once these become shaded. By using transgenic tobacco plants that do not shed their lower leaves, they were able to show that shaded old leaves become a burden to a plant
Wonderful early riser - Jasmine Daily News
The Jasmine climber is the one found in Sri Lanka but the bush-grown jasmine is more popular and makes up the bulk of its plants. Jasmine is more an early riser and a delightful sight to greet the morning with. If you think Jasmine is not for front garden, you are most wrong.
Do fall the garden clean up your way Detroit News
In the garden there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to fall cleanup.
A little garden dirt Redlands Daily Facts
Greetings, dirty thumbers! As you have been driving around the last few weeks, have you noticed all of the autumn color in Redlands? Trees of yellows, reds and oranges have been showing their lovely heads all over town.
SunOpta Announces Third Quarter Results Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
TORONTO----SunOpta Inc. today announced results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars.

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