County keeps interim sewage sludge rules (The Times Press Recorder)

Land application of treated biosolids — sewage sludge — within San Luis Obispo County will likely be limited to 1,500 cubic yards annually for another five years.

County keeps interim sewage sludge rules (The Times Press Recorder)

Land application of treated biosolids — sewage sludge — within San Luis Obispo County will likely be limited to 1,500 cubic yards annually for another five years.

Springtime gardeners come alive at Johnson County greenhouses (The Tomahawk)

On this beautiful spring weekend, the local garden shops and nurseries in Johnson County were hopping with customers coming in and purchasing flowers, bedding and seeds for both their flower and vegetable gardens.

Keep Agriculture Department independent (Concord Monitor)

Have you ever wondered when you bought a gallon of gas, a pound of sausage or bag of fertilizer with 8 percent nitrogen if you were getting a true gallon or a true pound or if that fertilizer really had 8 percent nitrogen? Not to worry.

Eco-words of wonder (Toronto Sun)

Words like sustainability, fair trade, free range, carbon footsteps and organics get thrown around like so much salad in a bowl. But -- just what do these words mean? Check out the Eating Well Glossary courtesy of foodtv.ca/eatingwell:

Southbrook releases Canada’s first biodynamic wine (Toronto Sun)

Southbrook Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake will be toasting Earth Day with the release of its 2008 Cabernet Rose, the first biodynamic wine produced in Canada.

Ancient fertilizer technique could help poor farmers, store carbon (CBC)

A Canadian researcher is hoping to improve the lives of rural farmers in developing nations by helping them tap into the growing carbon market and re-connect with a technology used to enrich soils in the Amazon thousands of years ago.

B.C. leader debates set (Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

B.C.’s party leaders face off in the first of two election debates Thursday morning.

Carbon tax hurts greenhouses, van Dongen admits (Kelowna Capital News)

B.C. Liberal candidate John van Dongen, NDP candidate Lana Popham and Green candidate Murray Weisenberger field questions Saturday at Eagleview Farm, a family dairy and cranberry operation in South Delta.

A small glimpse inside the Big House (Guelph Mercury)

GUELPH (Apr 27, 2009) -- They were curious. They were intrigued.

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