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Compost controversy deadlocks Palo Alto council
Three votes and nearly four hours of discussion and debate weren't enough for the Palo Alto City Council to reach a decision Monday night about the fate of the city's compost heap. Faced with a choice between preserving park land and keeping green waste local, the council split into three groups, each offering a different solution. With no compromise in sight as 1 a.m. neared, the only thing all ...
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:26:34 GMT - (San Jose Mercury News)

Free City Compost a Thing of the Past
Another change on the horizon: The popular free compost giveaways are now a thing of the past. The new ordinance restricts compost to residents who pay for yard recycling bins. If you want compost, you'll have to show your utility bill and I.D. as proof.
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:37:05 GMT - (KFDX Wichita Falls)

Compost facilities for storm cleanup in Newburyport, Amesbury
The compost facilities in Newburyport and Amesbury will be open for residents to drop off any brush left by last week's storm. Amesbury's Elm Street compost center will remain open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day through Dec. 21. Tree limbs may be taken to the compost facility but can be no longer than 3 inches in diameter. The stick and brush card requirement is being waived for this week.
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:15:27 GMT - (The Daily News of Newburyport)

County still leery of proposal to re-ignite compost facility
The Wright County Board has been saddled with its ill-fated compost facility for nearly 20 years.
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:40:50 GMT - (Monticello Times)

Sussex County may get compost facility
A private yard-waste composting center may soon be opening up in Sussex County, the first operation of its kind in the state.
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:18:50 GMT - (The News Journal)

St. Michael authorizes snowmobile trail relocation
The St. Michael City Council approved a request from the Foxtailers Snowmobile Association to relocate an existing trail near County Rds. 35 and 119. The council also approved the 2009 amended fee schedule and heard the annual compost site report.
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:38:02 GMT - (North Crow River News)

Book offers ideas for composting
The Complete Compost Gardening Guide By Barbara Pleasant Deborah L. MartinStorey Publishing 319 pp $29.95 Good, rich compost is worth its weight in gold to experienced gardeners. Its value lies in improving soil structure and invigorating its complex of nutrients and micro-organisms. It supports gardens that produce bountiful harvests, while at the same time recycles left-over organic ...
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:03:24 GMT - (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Local News : Borough cites nursery for manure pile - Frontiersman
MAT-SU ? Piles manure and grass compost dumped at the Four Corners area by an Anchorage nursery have drawn two citations from the Mat-Su Borough.
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:16:06 GMT - (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)

FOXe: Minneapolis Restaurants Take Up Food Composting Initiative
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and area restaurant owners are encouraging everyone to take the Minnesota Energy Challenge, and start to compost.
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:38:16 GMT - (FOX 9 News Twin Cities)

Compostable Bakeware helps bakeries go green.
Made from renewable starch materials, Renew-a-Pak(TM) biodegradable trays and pans enable producers to bake, ship, and serve in environmentally responsible manner without changing existing recipes or daily operations. Products meet bakery performance requirements, including being dual ovenable, fully microwavable, and able to maintain structural rigidity in freezing temperatures as well as those ...
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:48:38 GMT - (ThomasNet)

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If life gives you lemons
Make lemon curd! [ 100_0099] I'm still working my way through my 60 lemon harvest. [ 100_9956] ... There's the leftovers in my fancy new compost bucket complete with (supposedly) compostable bags
Posted on 2009-01-08 06:33:55 GMT

blog: Melissa HaworthAsk EcoGirl - GREEN & Ecological Solutions to Ant Problems
This month EcoGirl tackles ants as they seek shelter from the cold and rain. If you are noticing ant scouts exploring your home, now is the time to discourage their entry. Taming Our Tiny Ant Friends Dear EcoGirl: Help! Ants are invading my home. How can I banish them without resorting to a toxic spray?
Posted on 2009-01-08 05:38:42 GMT

blog: West County GazettePets. The Wild Kind.
Just because we moved out to the country a couple years back does NOT mean we want to run a farm ... it. She just loved our compost heap. In fact, she had a frequent-eater pass at the all-you-can-eat compost buffet. The second summer we were skunk-free, but this summer we were blessed with a new
Posted on 2009-01-08 03:30:30 GMT

blog: DejectionsSeattle, claiming meh city
I was talking to some friends who had moved up here from Portland, and without hesitation they described Seattle as "sort-of meh ... ! legislate compost!) It's a shame really, because what Seattle does have is alot of smart people
Posted on 2009-01-08 03:24:33 GMT

blog: GlossolaliacThe Garden With The Nectarines
The Garden With The Nectarines How are you liking your new year? I hope it's been kind. I've made some resolutions and intend to make (and keep!) ... up in the compost bin but I've tasted some crunchy lettuce, added chives into some cooking, julienned
Posted on 2009-01-08 02:00:50 GMT

blog: Bohemian PhilosophyThe New Recipe Challenge: Rancho Gordo White Turkey Chili
Jump to CommentsI've said many a time in this space that I am a really lazy cook for someone who likes to think of herself as being fairly cook-ish. I have a tendency to let myself spiral downward into protracted bouts of lethargy and dullardliness, until Pookie slaps me a few times in the face and says, 'œSnap out of it woman!
Posted on 2009-01-08 01:34:38 GMT

blog: IPB LivingSuccess! Money Pinching! Healthy! It's like a badly written, boring soap opera!
The first home made batch of chick pea home made veggie burgers was a smash success. They were extremely delicious ... dirt and compost for the backyard garden and we can start soon on planting our own lettuce, herbs
Posted on 2009-01-08 00:53:25 GMT

blog: She thinks she missed the train to marsRandom stuff
No fangirling in this post. I swear. No fangirling. >_Music. I'll talk about music first. :)I'm finding that a lot of the songs I've downloaded (and not liked at first) are beginning to sound nicer and nicer. I guess it grows on you. I remember how, when I first heard KAT-TUN's Real Face, I disliked it
Posted on 2009-01-08 00:32:00 GMT

blog: Rage-chan2009 Green Resolutions
Bibi van der Zee from the Guardian has made her 2009 pledges to be more 'green' which has encouraged me to look at ways in which I can be more green ... my own worm farm or finding a way to donate my compost waste to my local neighborhood garden. So my waste
Posted on 2009-01-08 00:12:07 GMT

blog: blog.knicolekindred.comFlower & Plant Garden Care : How to Transplant a Tree or Large Shrub
Transplant a tree or large shrub by first digging up all the roots and moving the tree to a spot where the soil is rich and water is plenty ... : 0:3:7 Technorati Tags: cactus, compost, flowers, gardening, gardens, organic, plants, shrubs, sunlight
Posted on 2009-01-07 23:16:07 GMT

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