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Strong Winds Topple National Christmas Tree
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Strong winds have toppled the National Christmas Tree. The Washington, D.C., Fire and EMS department reports that the tree fell over Saturday morning. There were no injuries or other damage. The National Christmas Tree is a Colorado blue spruce that was planted on the Ellipse, near the White House, in 1978. It was 15 years old and 30 feet tall when it was planted. Now it's 47 years old and stood about 42 feet. National Park Service spokesman Bill Line told The Washington Post that a successor has already been picked and it will be planted in coming weeks. He said ...
Sixth-Grade Philanthropist Offers Grant to Encourage Gardening
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsSixth-grader Katie Stagliano knows how multiply. She turned a 40-pound cabbage from her garden into part of a meal for 275 people at a Charleston, S.C., soup kitchen. She turned that single experience into Katie's Krops, a nonprofit that has grown thousands of pounds of fresh produce for soup kitchens and other organizations helping people in need. Katie wants children in other states to grow their own philanthropic gardens. "It is my dream to have a vegetable garden in every state to feed those in need," she told AOL News. "To make that possible in 2011, I am offering a Katie's Krops ...
US, British Scientists Draw Up List of World's Plants
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON (AP) -- British and U.S. scientists say they've compiled the most comprehensive list of land plant species ever published -- a 300,000-species strong compendium that they hope will boost conservation, trade and medicine. The list, drawn up by researchers at Kew Gardens in London and the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, is intended to help resolve one of botany's most basic problems: Figuring out which plants go by what name. Some plants have been labeled differently by researchers operating in different countries over the past century, while in other cases the different ...
Russians Share Michelle Obama's Love of Veggie Gardens
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyFirst lady Michelle Obama is in Russia this week, but Russians don't want to talk about what she thinks of living in the White House. They show no interest in her views on philandering politicians. And -- thank God -- no one has even broached the subject of sleeveless dresses in her wardrobe. What they do want to talk about, The Washington Post's Robin Givhan reports, is her gardening, specifically, for food. Household food gardens are a mainstay for Russian families, but Americans have relied on them less. The Christian Science Monitor recently noted that in urban areas of Russia alone, 56 ...
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