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Showing all posts by tag "gardening"

UCOM's Two New Program Goals for 2011-2016 (Part 1)

January 27^th, 2011

Helping 300 of our neighbors to establish their own sustainable box gardens over the next five years is just one of the far-reaching and lasting goals United Church Outreach Ministry (UCOM) in Wyoming MI established for itself this week. In 2011 UCOM will determine the feasibility of raised box...

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Is Urban Gardening Just for Yuppies

July 9^th, 2010

Is urban gardening only for the yuppies among us? Does anyone under 50 remember what a yuppie is (was?)? OK, I’ve dated myself—yuppies were young upwardly-mobile professionals. The question remains.

As UCOM, the basic needs service provider for which I work, looks toward developing...