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The Uses And Benefits Of Rain Barrels In Gardening

When a storm hits, some rainfall enters the soil, but a lot of it collects pollutants and ends up in waterways. By installing rain barrels, farmers and gardeners can collect rainwater and ensure it goes directly to their crops.

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The Rooted East Knoxville Collective Brings New Perspectives To Restorative Foodways Justice 

Across the country, poor and largely Black neighborhoods were bulldozed and replaced with new highways and civic centers in the 20th century. That concept is known as urban renewal — and it tore communities apart. Now, one woman in Knoxville, Tennessee, is using food to try to heal generations of damage in a city neighborhood. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch has more.

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Gardeners And Farmers At Increased Risk Of Unintended Effects From Increased Herbicide Use

Experts are warning gardeners and farmers to be more aware of the mulch and organic material they add to their soils.

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3 Teachers Recognized By State Department of Environmental Protection 

The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Eighth Annual West Virginia Environmental Teachers of the Year Awards were handed out recently to elementary, middle and high school educators. 

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