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<title>North Country company finds farm value in human waste</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 17, 2012) Waste management companies are finding it&apos;s increasingly expensive to send garbage to a landfill. So they&apos;re trying to find more ways to recycle what we throw out. That includes what we throw out of our own bodies. A new facility in northern Franklin County, run by the Potsdam-based company Casella Resource Solutions, is turning sewage into fertilizer. And it&apos;s for sale. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20676/20121017/north-country-company-finds-farm-value-in-human-waste">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Now is not the time for lawn care</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 19, 2012) A string of unusually warm, even hot, weather this week may bring the green back into many North Country lawns, but horticulturist Amy Ivy says it&apos;s simply too early for raking and reseeding, and far too early for feeding the grass.She had plenty of tips, including new restrictions on using phosphorous, in her conversation with Martha Foley this morning. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19520/20120319/now-is-not-the-time-for-lawn-care">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Dealing with garden leftovers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 19, 2011) With the growing season winding down, some gardeners have already begun garden cleanup chores.  Horticulturist Amy Ivy has some tips on composting and ideas for building a proper compost bin. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18439/20110919/dealing-with-garden-leftovers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Whose lawn is lusher?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 5, 2009) Lots of people love a full, lush lawn. Personal green space for the kids, a tidy, open vista around the house, but it isn&apos;t easy, keeping a monoculture like grass. Lawns DO like a rainy summer like this one. And fertilizers and herbicides might help. But there&apos;s concern about water pollution from lawn chemicals. Julie Grant reports that some experts say you can use them, just don&apos;t over-use them. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14102/20090805/whose-lawn-is-lusher">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A Bigger, Healthier Garden: How to Use Fertilizers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 20, 2005) If you&apos;re going to fertilize the garden, horticulturist Amy Ivy says now is the time.  She has tips on what to use and how to use it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5800/20050620/a-bigger-healthier-garden-how-to-use-fertilizers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Gardening in the Rain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 17, 2002) Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy on gardening in rainy weather,including the effect rain has on fertilizers, organic and non-organic. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/1065/20020617/gardening-in-the-rain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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