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      <title>To the moon and back, one sycamore's journey to Traverse City</title>
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      <description>The Botanic Garden at Historic Barn Parks in Traverse City has a tree whose seeds were flown on a NASA shuttle to the moon as part of the Artemis 1 mission in 2022.</description>
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      <title>Going Underground!</title>
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      <description>Andrew Curtiss from Show-Tiss Farm in Shepherd discusses the benefits of Mycorrhizae fungi.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Bevin Cohen from Small House Farm in Sanford offers advice on what to do in the garden when the temperature soars.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Judy Wagley</dc:creator>
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      <title>Saving Seeds!</title>
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      <description>Bevin Cohen from Small House Farm in Sanford tells us how to take gardening to a "new level of fun" by saving your seeds.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Judy Wagley</dc:creator>
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      <description>Denise Fanning ditched her lawn and planted a garden. She'll share how and why.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Take Care of the Roses!</title>
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      <description>Mindy Rosenberger, from Hummingbird Roses Nursery, shares information about the pests and diseases that could harm rose bushes, and how to deal with them.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>As summer brings the heat, gardeners step up to protect their plants</title>
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      <description>Michigan has been feeling the heat recently, with July-like temperatures this past week. Even with a recent cool-down, it's projected to be a hot summer that will mean more work for gardeners.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:44:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Teresa Homsi</dc:creator>
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      <title>5 Herbs to Grow!</title>
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      <description>Bevin Cohen from Small House farm in Sanford shares his top-five picks for the herbs you need to grow in your garden!</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Judy Wagley</dc:creator>
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      <description>The scent of lavender is heavenly, and you can grow your own beautiful plants! Laurie Ball-Gisch from The Lavender Fleece explains how.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Judy Wagley</dc:creator>
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