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Ron Wolford
Extension Educator, Horticulture
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- Finding Chicago's food gardens with Google Earth
- University of Illinois Herb Day: January 19
- A Few Interesting Facts about Christmas Trees
- Adressing Fragility in Food Distribution (Part 1)
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- In the Garden: Other Things Fall Besides Bulbs
- Mayor Emanuel to Announce Chicago Urban Ag Policy Proposal
- To Spray or Not to Spray
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June 3, 2007
Ant Road Repairs
I saw an interesting article on the BBC web site about army ants who used thier own bodies to plug holes in their trails. The ants alo figured out which ant was the best fit to plug the hole.
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