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By: Lynne Hart According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Americans purchase 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkins per year. Most of these pumpkins will be carved, displayed, then tossed in the trash and be added to our landfills. Pumpkin is packed with antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, a .....

By: Lynne Hart We are constantly advised to protect our identity, and one way to do that is to shred documents that contain important personal information. Not everyone has a paper shredder at home. Even if they do, papers often accumulate to the point that it would take hours to get it all shredded .....

By: Lynne Hart What if every child was taught that littering is wrong? What if every child who dropped or left his or her trash was made to go back and pick it up? What if every adult took responsibility for his or her own trash and was a good example to the young people...

By: Lynne Hart Yes, it is definitely duck season at KALB, and even the tomatoes in Limestone County know it! Everyone in Limestone County benefits from the work of KALB, and we have several ways to have fun while supporting this organization. DUCK AND RUN 5K Run it, walk it, or waddle it! Just don� .....

By: Lynne Hart As you travel through Athens, take note of some of the plantings and flower pots you see. Many may be the work of the Athens-Limestone Beautification Board, a division of Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful, whose volunteers have been improving Athens for nearly 40 years. Members are pass .....

By: Lynne Hart KALB and our Athens-Limestone Recycling Center appreciate responsible recyclers! If you are one, please accept our sincere “Thank you” for taking the time not only to recycle but to recycle correctly. For those who are not sure if you are recycling correctly, here are a few exampl .....

By: Lynne Hart Some of you might be familiar with my dog, Annie. She was quite a great dog and has her own Facebook page – Annie’s Canine Litter Patrol. Annie and I would take long walks together. There were several things I had to gather together before our walks – leash, collar, cell phone,. .....

By: Lynne Hart There has been a great deal of talk about litter lately, and for good reason. Just take a ride and look at the roadsides in Athens and Limestone County. It seems that as quickly as the litter is picked up, it reappears. Why care? Litter is ugly, costs huge amounts of tax...

By: Lynne Hart Whenever I visit one of the local nurseries, I am always overwhelmed by the variety of flowers, shrubs, and trees available to us. I am not a great gardener because my time for that task is limited, so I am always interested in plants that will grow easily with little intervention fro .....