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1. OK, bring on the worms
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2. Flushing pharmaceuticals down the toilet? Toss them in the garbage -- for now
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3. Finally, no mouse in the composter!
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4. Portland Farmers Market's record attendance a highlight of 2009
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5. Portland conference focuses on green jobs
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6. Grandparents' practice of '3 R's' holds lessons for us today
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7. Momentarily derailed by a mouse in the composting bin
OK, bring on the worms
2010-01-17 15:09
Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian - EarthTalk
A Portland eco-entrepreneur wants to sell shares in a vermicomposting (read: worms) project that would amend and enhance soils.
Flushing pharmaceuticals down the toilet? Toss them in the garbage --...
2010-01-15 01:22
Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian - Living Top Stories
The author finds her longtime habit of flushing away out-of-date prescriptions is hardly out-of-sight, out-of-mind. Instead the drugs pollute rivers by passing through sewage treatment plants.
Finally, no mouse in the composter!
2010-01-14 04:25
Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian - Eat Your Greens
After the trial of seeing one a while back, Carrie Sturrock discovers her composter is free of rodents -- but not problems.
Portland Farmers Market's record attendance a highlight of 2009
2010-01-09 15:00
Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian - Eat Your Greens
More than 620,000 people shopped at the five area markets last year -- a 16 percent increase from the year before -- and spent $6 million.
Portland conference focuses on green jobs
2010-01-10 15:00
Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian - Eat Your Greens
A one-day conference focuses on green employment and green industry.
Grandparents' practice of '3 R's' holds lessons for us today
2010-01-08 05:00
Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian - Eat Your Greens
As a girl, I started to notice my grandmothers' tendencies to save everything, and I found them exasperating. My thinking went something like: "We have plenty. No need to act as if we don't." But now I'm becoming them.
Momentarily derailed by a mouse in the composting bin
2010-01-07 23:12
Carrie Sturrock, Special to The Oregonian - Eat Your Greens
Closely follow some simple rules for composting and the odds of things going wrong -- like rodents -- greatly decreases.
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