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<title>Natural Selections: What is a plant?</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20728/20121025/natural-selections-what-is-a-plant</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 25, 2012) Mushrooms grow out of the soil like plants, but are fungi. Lichens may look leafy, but they are symbiotic colonies of fungi and algae. Seaweed looks like a plant, but is an algae colony. And Indian Pipe looks like a fungi, but is a plant. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the ins and outs of botany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20728/20121025/natural-selections-what-is-a-plant">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Natural Selections</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mushrooms grow out of the soil like plants, but are fungi. Lichens may look leafy, but they are symbiotic colonies of fungi and algae. Seaweed looks like a plant, but is an algae colony. And Indian Pipe looks like a fungi, but is a plant. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the ins and outs of botany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20728/20121025/natural-selections-what-is-a-plant">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:24</itunes:duration>
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<title>USDA releases new gardening zone map</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 30, 2012) The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map.  It&apos;s an update of a useful tool for gardeners.  Clinton and Essex County Cornell Cooperative Extension Service Horticulturist Amy Ivy says it&apos;s a &quot;great piece of the gardening puzzle&quot; in the North Country, but not the whole story.  She spoke with Todd Moe. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19214/20120130/usda-releases-new-gardening-zone-map">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map.  It&apos;s an update of a useful tool for gardeners.  Clinton and Essex County Cornell Cooperative Extension Service Horticulturist Amy Ivy says it&apos;s a &quot;great piece of the gardening puzzle&quot; in the North Country, but not the whole story.  She spoke with Todd Moe. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19214/20120130/usda-releases-new-gardening-zone-map">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>gardening, amy ivy, plants, horticulture, agriculture, [loc:44.6994873 -73.4529124], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>From the big city to a dirt road—and loving it!</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18084/20110727/from-the-big-city-to-a-dirt-road-and-loving-it</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 27, 2011) Margaret Roach, former editorial director of Martha Stewart Living turned blogger, has done what some urbanites only dream about – traded a busy career for life in the country.  Roach left New York City and the magazine design world a few years ago for a quieter life filled with two lifelong passions: gardening and writing.  She’ll give a talk at St. Eustace Church in Lake Placid on Saturday (2-4 pm), titled &quot;Nonstop Plants: a Garden for 365 Days.&quot;  The event is a fundraiser for the Lake Placid Community Beautification.  You’ll find tickets at The Bookstore Plus.  She also sign copies of her latest book, And I Shall Have Some Peace There.For more than twenty years Margaret Roach has been working on the gardens at her place in Columbia County, near the Berkshires.   She spoke with Todd Moe about gardening and finding solitude. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18084/20110727/from-the-big-city-to-a-dirt-road-and-loving-it">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Margaret Roach, former editorial director of Martha Stewart Living turned blogger, has done what some urbanites only dream about – traded a busy career for life in the country.  Roach left New York City and the magazine design world a few years ago for a quieter life filled with two lifelong passions: gardening and writing.  She’ll give a talk at St. Eustace Church in Lake Placid on Saturday (2-4 pm), titled &quot;Nonstop Plants: a Garden for 365 Days.&quot;  The event is a fundraiser for the Lake Placid Community Beautification.  You’ll find tickets at The Bookstore Plus.  She also sign copies of her latest book, And I Shall Have Some Peace There.For more than twenty years Margaret Roach has been working on the gardens at her place in Columbia County, near the Berkshires.   She spoke with Todd Moe about gardening and finding solitude. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18084/20110727/from-the-big-city-to-a-dirt-road-and-loving-it">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:49</itunes:duration>
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<title>A winter &apos;green thumb’: propagating indoor plants</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 7, 2011) Horticulturist Amy Ivy has some tips for propagating indoor plants this month.  It&apos;s an inexpensive way to increase your indoor garden and prep some seedlings, like geraniums, for spring transplanting outdoors.  Amy told Todd Moe that indoor plant propagation is easy, but there are a few rules to follow. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17112/20110207/a-winter-apos-green-thumb-propagating-indoor-plants">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Horticulturist Amy Ivy has some tips for propagating indoor plants this month.  It&apos;s an inexpensive way to increase your indoor garden and prep some seedlings, like geraniums, for spring transplanting outdoors.  Amy told Todd Moe that indoor plant propagation is easy, but there are a few rules to follow. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17112/20110207/a-winter-apos-green-thumb-propagating-indoor-plants">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:44</itunes:duration>
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