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City of Iowa City – icgov.org Saturdays, 7:30 a.m.-noon IOWA CITY FARMERS MARKET. 415 E. Washington St. The City of Iowa City continues its popular open-air farmers market on Saturday mornings at Chauncey Swan parking…
Keep readingBuilding a Dead Hedge
By Jodee Miller This spring, as I was considering the gardening projects I wanted to accomplish this year, an interesting idea presented itself on my Instagram feed – a dead hedge. Similar to brush piles…
Keep readingTrolling at Bickelhaupt Arboretum
By Sharon Rude I had the opportunity to visit Bickelhaupt Arboretum on Thursday, April 30. It is located in a residential neighborhood, one mile northwest of Eastern Iowa Community College in Clinton, Iowa. It is…
Keep readingComposting and Community in the Tropics
By Jairo Munoz Composting in the tropics should be easy given the year-round heat and abundant rainfall. Implementing a simple, sustainable composting program in my neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia, has been complicated at times, though…
Keep reading7th Annual Open Gardens Weekend Blooms in June
By Linda Schreiber Garden enthusiasts are invited to Open Gardens Weekend 2026, a free self-guided tour showcasing more than 20 residential and prairie gardens in Iowa City, Coralville and across Johnson County. The annual event,…
Keep readingNative Plant Series: Summer Blooms & Prairie Gardening
By Linda Schreiber The Native Plant Series at Johnson County Conservation continues Sunday, June 14, at the Education Center at F.W. Kent Park with a native plant sale, educational program, and optional guided prairie hike.…
Keep readingA Garden Success: Growing to Meet Food Needs
By Linda Schreiber Retirement gave Jeff Disterhoft time to consider how he wanted to spend his next chapter. Passing the Lacina berry farm near Oxford inspired an idea: what if unused land could help feed…
Keep readingDesktop Hydroponics: Fresh Greens All Year
By Angela Lambertz Long before I brought a desktop hydroponics unit into my home, I learned an important lesson: edible plants don’t need soil to grow if they’re given the right conditions. In 1999, I…
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