CEDAR RAPIDS – If you attended this year’s Brucemore Garden & Art Show, you might have a piece of the historic estate growing in your garden next year. A seed-saving workshop, with Linn County Master Gardeners Peggy Green and Glenn Babinat, was among the presentations at this year’s event. Blue larkspur, pink poppies, giant sunflower […]
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Last Village Farmers Market this season ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Czech Village received approval to hold a limited number of farmers markets this summer and the last one is fast-approaching. The final Village Farmers Market of the 2015 season will be Saturday, Aug. 22, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sokol Park, near 16th Avenue and A Street SW. Czech Village […]
EPA: Iowa Fertilizer and Egyptian compan...
The company wooed to build a fertilizer plant in Iowa with more than a half-billion dollars in incentives has settled with the Environmental Protection Agency over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its construction site in southeast Iowa. Gov. Branstad and his administration promised $100 million in state tax credits to Orascom, an […]
Urban walks project includes Czech Villa...
The Radish magazine asked four contributors to write about their favorite walks, with one caveat: the site couldn’t be in a park or on a trail. As editor Sarah Gardner noted, the majority of the walking most of us do every day takes place a little closer to home, as we stroll through our neighborhoods […]
Brucemore tradition continues with Garde...
CEDAR RAPIDS – One of the can’t-miss events of the gardening season is coming up this Saturday, Aug. 22, with an added bonus. Admission to the Brucemore Garden & Art Show will be free this year, thanks to generous sponsors, said Tara Richards, Director of Community Engagement for the historic estate at 2160 Linden Dr. NE. […]
Wild Woods Farm: how a young engineer tu...
By Cindy Hadish/For Radish Magazine SOLON — Kate Edwards was on her way to a successful engineering career when she realized her career goals didn’t align with her passions. “I could see myself on that trajectory and saw myself at retirement,” Edwards said. “I was walking to work one day and found myself wishing I […]
How to win free Chick-fil-A meals for a ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – The wait is nearly over for west-side fans of Chick-fil-A. After closing in March 2014, along with the majority of other businesses at Westdale Mall, a new, stand-alone Chick-fil-A will open on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at 2610 Edgewood Road., S.W. The first 100 customers in line will win free Chick-fil-A meals […]
Cedar Rapids man forced out of garden ce...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS – Just one year ago, Ed Thornton was resolving a battle brought on by the city that forced him out of the vacant land he had gardened for four years. Thornton has since relocated his gardening efforts, but hasn’t completely dropped the idea that would allow residents to garden […]
New garden brings community together in ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Community gardens have a tendency to ebb and flow, but a new site in Wellington Heights has the potential for long-term growth. A group of volunteers met Saturday, Aug. 8, to build raised beds for the new garden at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 15th Street SE. The Wellington Heights Neighborhood […]
New Pioneer to eliminate plastic bags at...
New Pioneer Food Co-op will no longer offer handled plastic bags at the checkout counter, as of the end of August. The co-op will still offer paper bags at checkout and plans to give away reusable bags for several days in the coming weeks. Cities in California were among the first in the United States […]