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Dish of Polenta from Red Mule Farm prepared at The National in Athens, February 2010. CAES News
Mediterranean diets limit disease risk 02/25/10 April Reese Sorrow
Mediterranean people eat healthy. Following their culinary tastes may reduce anyone’s risk for diseases, says a University of Georgia expert.
Vendors at the Riverside Farmers Market in Roswell sell a variety of produce, including basil and tomatoes. Aug. 1, 2009. CAES News
Homegrown herbs add easy flavor to recipes 02/25/10 Stephanie Schupska
Spaghetti sauce would be lost without oregano. Salsa just wouldn’t be the same without cilantro. Rosemary chicken would just be, well, chicken without rosemary.
Don Day searching for corn seed in the storage area of the UGA Variety Testing Program laboratory in Griffin, Ga. CAES News
Taking the guesswork out of crop variety decisions 02/25/10 Sharon Dowdy
Selecting the best crop variety to plant can determine whether farmers make a profit. One wrong selection can result in acres of nothing to harvest. In farming, no harvest means money lost.
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African agriculture leader-UGA alum to speak at Snyder lecture 02/18/10 April Reese Sorrow
Salibo Somé, founder of Africa’s Sustainable Development Council, will deliver the 2010 Darl Snyder Lecture March 4 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.
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Fox-fire makes forests glow 02/18/10 Kim D. Coder
The forests of a wet winter and spring are very active. Roots are growing and rains are helping decay last year’s woody debris. One of the most curious features of decay in spring forests is fox fire, which are strange and eerie lights that illuminate the forest.
Tree with top broken out CAES News
Risky trees should be removed 02/18/10 Kim D. Coder
Most trees are good and live long, low-risk lives. But some trees are bad and live short lives compromised by storms and people. Risky trees can fail and fall. Are your trees out to get you?
UGA Organic Class composting pile. CAES News
Turn 'trash' into plant food and improve garden soil 02/18/10 April Reese Sorrow
Adding compost to your spring garden or landscape helps plants grow better and can keep them from getting wet feet. It also creates plant “food” from trash, says a University of Georgia expert.
Freshly ground woodchips CAES News
Mulch plants, but not too much 02/18/10 Sharon Dowdy
Dedicated gardeners like to treat their plants like they are their babies. To keep them warm and help them retain water, they surround them with a lot of mulch. But a University of Georgia expert says applying too much to your plants can do more harm than good.
Gardeners learn how to propagate plants at a Georgia Green Industry Association meeting in 2006. CAES News
Propagate your landscape 02/18/10 Bob Westerfield
When I first moved into my current home 15 years ago, the farm house in the pasture was completely void of any landscaping. I instantly fell in love with the rural paradise, but I had my work cut out to get the vacant landscape looking good.