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  Maintaining warm soils during a cold summer

  Published on May 20, 2014
  Consider these smart ways to keeping soils warm and warm-season vegetables healthy during a colder-than-normal summer.

• Get a head start on spring with MSU Extension digests

  Published on March 20, 2015
  Signing up for MSU Extension news digests will help professionals and consumers learn about specific topics and interests.

• Managing organic food waste in your business

  Published on March 18, 2014
  Adding food waste to your already successful waste and recycling management practices can result in additional cost recovery and creating a beneficial reusable soil product: compost.

• Did you know your Christmas tree is recyclable?

  Published on December 20, 2013
  Natural trees are biodegradable and have many alternative uses following the holiday season.

• Leaves compost: fall is a great time to add it to gardens

  Published on October 24, 2012
  Composting instead of burning provides many benefits for you and your environment.

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  Springtime in Michigan: A wildfire tinderbox

  Published on April 24, 2014
  Spring is the time of year with the highest number of wildfires in Michigan. Most of these are the result of human activities from burning leaves, brush and other trash. Farms and rural dwellings are most at risk.

• Buying local reduces food waste, which is recyclable as compost for your garden

  Published on September 20, 2012
  Developing food waste reduction habits and composting can reduce food waste, save money, conserve resources and produce a valuable soil additive for your gardens.

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  How might Flint’s water contamination affect garden soils? Part 2

  Published on January 26, 2016
  With the news of lead contamination in the City of Flint’s water supply, people who farm and garden in the city are questioning the safety of growing in soil that has been irrigated with contaminated water.

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  Worm composting or vermicomposting

  Published on August 15, 2019
  Manage food scraps and small amounts of garden waste right at home by creating your very own worm compost.

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  Celebrating Earth Day with your family

  Published on April 22, 2016
  Ideas to help children be involved with preservation and conservation of Earth’s resources.

• Compost piles will warm up and steam in the winter

  Published on December 23, 2013
  Healthy organisms in the compost will be active and produce steam even in the winter time. Steaming compost is not an indication that the compost is on fire. Be Firewise by actively managing your compost.

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  Garbage to Garden: Mid-scale composting offered as a webinar

  Published on October 29, 2014
  Garbage to Garden is now a two-part webinar that focuses on composting strategies for community gardens, school gardens, urban farms and food establishments that want to close the sustainable loop through preserving their natural resources.

• Recycle your fresh Christmas tree and protect against deer browse

  Published on December 26, 2012
  Take advantage of this smart use of your old Christmas tree. Protect your garden plants from deer feeding by placing cut boughs from your recycled tree in a tee-pee fashion around plants.

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  Build smart soils using mulch, composted organic matter and reducing tillage

  Published on May 7, 2014
  Learn steps for smart soil building right in your backyard or vegetable garden.

• Cicada killer wasps are no cause for concern

  Published on July 13, 2012
  Despite their large size and fierce appearance, it is easy to get along with cicada killers.

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  Demonstrate your school garden’s environmental commitment

  Published on August 17, 2015
  Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program offers verification for school gardens and farms.

• What are your plants telling you?

  Published on March 20, 2012
  Top five plant problems that indicate the need for a soil test

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  Smart gardeners improve their soil and weed control with organic mulch

  Published on January 24, 2018
  Improve soil and weed control by using organic mulches in your vegetable gardens and ornamental landscape beds.

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  Don’t miss out on school garden resources

  Published on December 2, 2015
  Many school garden grants are open now, so plan ahead for a bountiful spring.

• Greening your future, part two: plastic water bottles

  Published on December 23, 2013
  The convenience of plastic water bottles can be very costly. Bottled water can cost as much as $200 a year depending on how many bottles you purchase.