Vermont Public Radio - Colchester,VT,USA

A Vermont organic seed company has joined a lawsuit that aims to halt the use of genetically modified sugar beets.

Organic Seed company joins lawsuit against GMO sugar beets

Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA

Springtime seed and garden catalogs are meant to tempt gardeners, but their colorful photos also can spark children’s interest in learning more about gardening, the environment, food and nutrition, said Evelyn Neier, state coordinator for the Kansas Junior Master Gardener Program.

Garden Catalogs Can be Educational for Children

Environmental Graffiti - London,England,UK

An import from China is taking over British land, threatening to destroy everything in its wake.We’re not talking about an army or even lead laced toys, we’re talking about tiny deer.

Chinese Invaders Destroying British Lands

Chicago Sun-Times - United States

In the short days of deep winter, pine trees (Pinus) contribute much appreciated color and texture to dormant landscapes. Scaly bark on older trees provides patchworks of organic tones; trunks move the eye up toward bundles of needles that filter sunlight and capture snow.

Pining for winter

Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom

Phileas Fogg never had it so tough. Monty Don, gardening journalist and sage, presenter of BBC2’s Gardeners’ World and many another televisual fest of flora, has recently returned from what must count as his hardest assignment yet.

Monty Don: Around the World in 80 Gardens

Kent Online - United Kingdom

POLICE have launched an investigation into the theft of rare plants from a Kent nature reserve.
Twelve Meadow Clary plants were dug up and stolen from Ranscombe Farm park, in Cuxton, near Rochester, on Wednesday.

Probe after rare plants stolen from nature reserve

KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA

A first-of-its kind store in Idaho Falls says more than 400 people have paid the $75 fee to shop there as members.

New Organic Food Co-op in Idaho FallsNew Organic Food Co-op in Idaho Falls

Daily Post - Llandudno Junction,UK

JUST one hour spent looking out into gardens across Wales this weekend can make a valuable contribution to our understanding of changing bird populations says the RSPB.

Goldfinches expected to shine in the Big Garden Birdwatch

San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA

We heard a nugget of English in the otherwise Hawaiian lyrics of the “Green Rose Hula”:
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ka puana
Nou no green rose ke aloha
What was a green rose?

Green roses are sterile but seductive flowers

New York Times - United States

A new international ranking of environmental performance puts the United States at the bottom of the Group of 8 industrialized nations and 39th among the 149 countries on the list.

U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment