… stewardship means striving to ensure equal protection from environmental and health hazards for all. Spend two days learning how to connect students to relevant environmental issues that … Investigate the social implications of unequal access and empower students to advocate for change. Use the practices of science and engineering to solve problems and inequities. CPDUs: …
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… Food Safety and Cottage Food Laws This course is intended for aspiring food entrepreneurs and/or urban farmers who are hoping to create or expand their … an understanding of the basic techniques, food safety regulations, and business guidelines for producing value-added, local foods. Instructor TBD Farm on Ogden, 3555 Ogden Avenue, Chicago …
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… Dark green leaves make the perfect foil for the magenta petals surrounding a magenta/pink "collar" around the dark colored eye of this Dahlia cultivar. Long, dark colored-stems make this a good selection for cut flowers, as well as a highlight of the late summer garden. Grow this plant in full sun, …
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… to early fall. These flowers are greatly appreciated by bees, butterflies and hummingbirds for their honey scent. It is quite compact, very short at a height of three feet, but perfect for adding a splash of color in the garden. It thrives in full sun with well-drained soil. …
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… from the straight species with its red flowers with orange throats on current season's growth. For gardeners who desire a more restrained size, the stems produced last year can be pruned back … in late winter. Left unpruned, the plant can reach 30 by 20 feet in size. 'Flamenco' is great for covering up unsightly light poles, etc., in the landscape. …
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… in height and features pink flowers from late spring until the first frost. A great annual for the front of the border, it is disease- and insect-free; it also tolerates heat, drought, … and the seeds are considered a delicacy by mice, birds, and other wee beasties storing up food for the long winters. …
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… blue to white and thrives in full sun. A North American native, this species is a great choice for locations that experience hot humid summers. It dislikes heavy, wet winter soils, so planting on a slight mound in the garden is recommended. A pollinator magnet for both birds and insects. The basal foliage retains a mounded appearance as the flowering …
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… it produces fragrant semi-double red blooms. It is one of many hybrid rugosa roses bred for their increased hardiness and insect and disease resistance. Bred in Canada, this rose is named for the noted Canadian fur trapper who helped found the Hudson Bay Fur Company. …
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… The registered name for Lavaglut® floribunda rose ( Rosa 'Korlech') translates from German into "lava flow." Deep … unfortunately, not fragrant. Plant this rose in full sun and provide space around the plant for air movement—an important element in disease prevention. …
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… Native to southern Europe, silver sage is a clump-forming biennial grown for its large, woolly, silver leaves rather than its flowers; the botanic name comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum. The 12-inch-tall leaves appear in the first year, followed by silver flower …
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