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Spring into Gardening

By Laura Knoy on Friday, May 14, 2004.

The sun is out and the weather is warm. It's time to get outside and tend to your garden. We'll talk veggies, wildflowers, soil quality, and pesticides with garden expert Henry Homeyer. He's the author of "Notes from the Garden: Reflections and Observations of an Organic Gardner"

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The Family Farm

By John Walters on Friday, May 14, 2004.

Ron Jager is author of The Fate of Family Farming. He says the family farm used to be the economic backbone of the nation. It isn't anymore, but it remains a powerful idea - an icon of American values. Ron talks about the past, present and future of the family farm and about some local farms that are surviving and thriving.

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Manchester's Hot Couch Closes Its Doors

By Rebecca Kaufman on Friday, May 14, 2004.

One out of every four students in Manchester drops out of school, a rate above the state average.

In response to the high drop rate, the city has developed several programs to help students make it through high school.

But one that kept teens of the street and helped them work towards a diploma recently ran out of funding and was forced to shut its doors.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Rebecca Kaufman has the story.

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