Elderly Couple Living in UK's Darkest Village Lights Up the Sky With Huge Christmas Tree They Planted in 1978
A Tiny Charlie Brown tree grew to be 50 feet and now lights the darkest England village on Christmas, towering over the Rowlands street.
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Gardeners Team Up to Grow 60,000 Pounds of Produce for New Mexico Food Pantries
In 2008 Leslie Davis suggested to her mother, a Master Gardener in New Mexico, that in addition to cultivating flowers for worthy causes, she might try growing fresh produce for the community, especially since the recent recession had left so many people unemployed who were visiting overburdened food pantries. That discussion five years ago grew like a seed into a thriving bounty of volunteers who harvest thousands of pounds of produce, sometimes in a singe weekend, for people in need.
Farming at Leavenworth Prison Trains Inmates, Feeds Needy
A fresh foods program at the Leavenworth Penitentiary has inmates growing a quarter million pounds of produce every year, which produces free healthy food for them, and more than 80,000 pounds in donations to help feed the needy throughout Kansas City.
This Machine Relocates Trees So You Don't Have to Cut Them Down (WATCH)
If you simply can't leaf a tree alone, you can now have it relocated to a new home, rather than chopping it down.
Help the Monarch Population by Raising Them Yourself
I read, when left in the natural world, only 1 in 10 monarchs reach adulthood, so this summer I raised and released 41 monarchs on my own.
Crops Grown on Barge Lets Folks in NYC Pick Free Food From Docks
People are delivering a garden featuring 80 different kinds of fruit and vegetables to docks near food deserts in New York City this summer.
Teen Inventor Conquers Invasive Kudzu Vine
Jacob Schindler spends his days battling -- and defeating -- kudzu, an invasive plant native to Asia that has overrun millions of acres of land throughout the Southern United States. His school science project led to the discovery that injecting helium at the root of the menacing vine effectively kills it.
Scout's Volunteer Garden Yields Harvest of Compassion, and Sharing for Food Banks
Where others saw only a vacant lot filled with weeds, Levit imagined a lush, organic garden whose yield would feed the poor, hungry, and homeless.
Compassionate Neighbor Subs in to Help Soldier's Son With Yard Work
When this 5-year-old could no longer do yard work with his father, he was heartbroken – at least until his neighbor stepped in as a substitute.
Teen Hailed for Creating Sprinkler That Only Waters Grass When Needed
15-year-old Sabiqul Hoque has just created the first 'smart sprinkler' that will hopefully keep gardeners and farmers from wasting water.
Inmates Reduce Sentence by Growing Thriving Gardens for Charity
With all their produce going to charities helping the poor, these Brazilian inmates have created a great green garden of life to benefit their community.
Fighting America's Invasive Plants: Eco-Goats to the Rescue
Invasive species have long been dealt with using a mixture of powerful chemicals and earth movers. But a new weapon has proven more powerful -- the goat. Brian Knox's herd of Eco Goats have been clearing hundreds of acres of invasive species, like kudzu, multiflora rose and bittersweet, up and down America's East Coast, more efficiently and effectively than previous methods.
Man Creates Gardens For Unwanted Bees, Grows Free Food in 30 Abandoned Lots
The Ninth Ward is filled with poor families who haven't yet recovered from Hurricane Katrina – thankfully, they have Fred Young to look after them.
The Grateful Dead Helps to Save Bees and Butterflies Through Jerry Garcia's Legacy
Thousands of Deadheads will now be able to help save bees and butterflies in the name of the late Grateful Dead legend, Jerry Garcia.
Bee Buzzes Could Help Determine How to Save Their Decreasing Population
This soon-to-be smartphone app could help thousands of bee enthusiasts monitor their local honeybee population and save them from decline.
Flower Farm Invites Depressed Neighbors Over - and Eventually Helps Them Out of Their Rut
The couple who owns the Vermont flower farm has welcomed thousands of visitors over the years - and it's not necessarily because they were paying customers.
Britain May Build 'Road Network' to Protect Bees, Butterflies, and Moths
The pollinator corridors would allow insects to freely expand across the countryside without being confined to single patches of friendly greenery.
Cheap 'Plant Pods' That Can Grow More Lettuce in a Room Than Half-Acre Plot May End Hunger
As a means of tackling food security, this company developed a cheap micro-garden that produces tons of nutritious food without needing to be watered every day.
How to Create a 'Humane Backyard' for Wildlife and Turn Your Ordinary Garden Lush
A flock of experts give their best advice on how to make your garden the friendliest place for beneficial wildlife—and overflowing with human goodies, too.
Volunteers Transform Empty Las Vegas Lot into Healing Garden in Just Four Days
The healing garden has become a sanctuary for city citizens in Las Vegas – and all of the materials, labor, and funding came from volunteers.
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