Article: Gardening shows signs of new growth ; High food prices and concerns about pesticides and global warming fuel a planting revival

JOHN RICHARDSON By JOHN RICHARDSON Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
05-15-2008
Gardening shows signs of new growth ; High food prices and concerns about pesticides and global warming fuel a planting revival
Byline: JOHN RICHARDSON By JOHN RICHARDSON Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Front
Type: Cover Story

The family vegetable garden is making a comeback.

Mainers who haven't had dirt under their fingernails for years, if ever, are turning soil and planting vegetables, according to suppliers and extension agents. And experienced green thumbs are expanding, sometimes even into the front yard.
"I think it's kind of the return of the Victory Garden," said Diana Hibbard, home ...

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