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Know it: Gardening Oklahoma will help you determine what type of garden or landscaping suits your project, making gardening in Oklahoma a pleasure rather than a chore.

Partnership means a larger garden, plasticulture effort

News | Published: Tue, Apr 24, 2012 | Comment on this article Leave a comment

Incarcerated Oklahoma youth will have new menu options starting this spring thanks to a new partnership between the state's Agriculture Department and Office of Juvenile Affairs. Fruits and vegetables grown in the expanded gardens and greenhouse facilities at Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center in Tecumseh and Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center in Manitou will be put on the menu as soon as they are harvested, said Paula Christiansen.

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Oklahoma County services group adds orchard to senior garden project
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Spring fever has sprung
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