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    Sep 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Refugees find comfort in an alley garden in Highlandtown

    As a boy, Abdi Hassen helped his father nurture and harvest maize, wheat and tropical fruits — until the early 1990s, when his father vanished.
    As a boy, Abdi Hassen helped his father nurture and harvest maize, wheat and tropical fruits — until the early 1990s, when his father vanished. "He was disappeared because of his political opinion. I don't know if he is alive or not now," said...

    Tags: Ethiopia, International Rescue Committee, Hobbies, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Refugee

    2. Sep 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Culleton: Housing must be in check despite school numbers

    It's a common refrain, and sometimes uttered for various reasons: We need to continue to control residential growth in Carroll County. My reason? New residences attract growing families — and growing families burden our school system. It is stated...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Waste

    3. Sep 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Is organic food worth it?

    Not so long ago, only "health food nuts" preferred organically grown fresh fruits, vegetables and meats over their industrial agriculture equivalents. Nowadays, lots of people look for the words "organically grown" when they want to eat healthy. But what if turns out those little labels don't actually mean what people think, and that the foods they feel so good about eating aren't that different from the store brand — except for the price tag at checkout?
    Not so long ago, only "health food nuts" preferred organically grown fresh fruits, vegetables and meats over their industrial agriculture equivalents. Nowadays, lots of people look for the words "organically grown" when they want to eat healthy. But...

    Tags: Stanford University, Organic Foods, E. coli Infection, Global Warming, Agricultural Research and Technology

    4. Sep 4, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  4. New state law limits development rights on rural land

    Thousands of Harford County landowners will see their ability to develop their property significantly reduced by a new state law that furthers Maryland's Smart Growth policies. At least 170,000 acres outside the development envelope, or 72 percent of the...

    Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Harford County, Judges, Justice System

    5. Aug 30, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  5. Harford council looks at new state development curbs

    After a summer break from most legislative activities, the Harford County Council will be looking at two significant issues when it returns to action next week, the council president said Tuesday.
    After a summer break from most legislative activities, the Harford County Council will be looking at two significant issues when it returns to action next week, the council president said Tuesday. One involves the transfer of development rights from...

    Tags: Laws, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Harford County, Havre de Grace

    6. Aug 25, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  6. Delicate species: The environmental win-win

    The message arrived last month with something like the urgency of a gold strike: Native brook trout, lots of them, discovered in the twin ditch creeks of an old farm in Hereford, in northern Baltimore County. Environmental scientists get pretty excited about this sort of thing.
    The message arrived last month with something like the urgency of a gold strike: Native brook trout, lots of them, discovered in the twin ditch creeks of an old farm in Hereford, in northern Baltimore County. Environmental scientists get pretty excited...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Farms, Wetlands, Catonsville, Agricultural Research and Technology

    7. Aug 29, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  7. Head of Class: Awards and accolades for area students

    The following students earned degrees from Drexel University, in Philadelphia. Jesse Fidati, of Lutherville, Bachelor of Science in business administration; Maeve McKew, of Towson, Master of Science; Hannah Olin, of Lutherville, Bachelor of Science;...

    Tags: Purdue University, Colleges and Universities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Agricultural Research and Technology, Purdue Boilermakers

    8. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  8. Harford School buses ready to roll, routes available

    Back to school for Harford County Public Schools students this Monday also means the resumption of school bus service for the majority of them.
    Back to school for Harford County Public Schools students this Monday also means the resumption of school bus service for the majority of them. Bus routes and times are available now at http://www.hcps.org by clicking on the bus icon on the left side...

    Tags: Energy Resources, Science, Natural Resource Industry, Teaching and Learning, Natural Resources

    9. Aug 16, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Arundel's largest family farm seeks to join state's growing wine industry

    On a recent Sunday afternoon, Polly Pittman clipped nets over the ripening grapes in the vineyard she hopes will ensure that one of Anne Arundel County's oldest family farms continues to have a future.
    On a recent Sunday afternoon, Polly Pittman clipped nets over the ripening grapes in the vineyard she hopes will ensure that one of Anne Arundel County's oldest family farms continues to have a future. "Basically, the McMansions start on the other side...

    Tags: Beverage Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Grapes, Annapolis

    10. Jul 12, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  10. Harford senator blasts possible new nutrient regulations for farmers

    New state nutrient management regulations could have an adverse effect on farmers throughout Maryland, if they're upheld by a review committee. The Joint Committee on Administrative Executive and Legislative Review met Tuesday in Annapolis to look over...

    Tags: Harford Community College, Maryland General Assembly, Fencing, Livestock Farming

    11. Jul 23, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  11. Seniors receive fresh produce through innovative partnership

    Eligible Harford County seniors will have access to locally grown fresh produce over the summer months, thanks to the efforts of The Harford County Department of Community Services, Office on Aging, in cooperation with the Office of the County Executive,...

    Tags: Harford County

    12. Jul 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Federal tax subsidies paying for junk food, MaryPirg says

    The federal government doled out taxpayer subsidies last year that went to support $1.28 billion in junk food, an analysis by MaryPIRG found.
    The federal government doled out taxpayer subsidies last year that went to support $1.28 billion in junk food, an analysis by MaryPIRG found. In a report released Wednesday the consumer advocacy group said that since 1995 $18.2 billion has gone to...

    Tags: Obesity, Weight, Apples

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