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Comfort, Safety Best in Garden 'Back Forty' Posted on 06/12/02 by Wayne J. McLaurin

If you ever watch "Keeping Up Appearances" on Georgia Public Television, you know that Richard has to garden in a tie. "Poor devil," as his next-door neighbor Emmet would say.

State Winners Mark 60th State 4-H Congress Posted on 06/07/02 by J. Faith Peppers

Georgia 4-H'ers celebrated the centennial year of 4-H and 47 of the state's teenagers emerged from project competition as state winners during the 60th annual State 4-H Congress in Atlanta June 3-6.

Relax on Your Vacation by Doing More Posted on 06/06/02 by Merritt Melancon

If you planned to get home a day early on last year's vacation so you could rest before getting back to work, maybe you need a more active vacation. "The drive-eat-sleep vacation routine we get into doesn't do much to relieve stress," said UGA nutrition specialist Janine Freeman.

Field Day June 13 at Onion, Vegetable Center Posted on 06/06/02 by Dan Rahn

The University of Georgia will have a Twilight Summer Field Day at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center Thursday, June 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Conference to Address Latino Health Needs Posted on 06/05/02 by Denise Horton

The health needs of Georgia's ever-growing Latino population will be the focus of the second annual Latino conference at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., July 29-31.

Seat Belt Safety Winners Announced Posted on 06/04/02 by

Why should you use seat belts and child safety seats? Children and teens across Georgia know the answer to that question. Those with the best answers are winners of the University of Georgia's Occupant Safety Education Program poster, public service announcement and essay contests.

In Love With Plants, Helping the Economy Posted on 06/03/02 by Wayne J. McLaurin

At a local nursery recently, I learned something: We don't buy plants out of need. OK, I had known that before but just didn't want to acknowledge it.

Tattnall Farms Offer New Kind of Supermarket Posted on 05/31/02 by Dan Rahn

Spread out along 25 miles of asphalt "aisles," a unique new produce market in Tattnall County, Ga., is expected to attract shoppers and day-trippers from many counties around.

West Nile Virus Makes Mosquito Control Critical Posted on 05/30/02 by Elmer Gray

Two birds in metro Atlanta have already been tested positive for West Nile virus. The findings are reminding Georgians again of the importance of reducing mosquito breeding around our homes.

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