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NEWS ABOUT: grass

grass stories: 3 news summaries
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 Aussie Bridge 
 Has a Cow, Man 

Sydney Harbour span picnic features livestock, hectare of real turf

Oct 22, 09 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Australians will get up close and personal with their breakfast on Sunday when 15 cows and a football field’s worth of turf take over the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a picnic. The cows and grass are part of “Breakfast on the Bridge,” an event that showcases regional... More »

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milk • cows • bridge • Sydney • grass

(Newser) - Google has hired 200 low-carbon goats to graze away dry fire-hazard brush at its Northern California campus, taking a bite out of two environmental threats at once, reports CNET. "The goats are herded with the help of Jen, a border collie,” says a Google official. “It costs... More »

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Google • environmentalism • goats • grass • lawn mower

 Ballpark Grass Is Artful Work 

Red Sox groundskeeper pioneered growing trend in baseball aesthetics

Sep 30, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the pageantry sure to accompany tomorrow’s opening of the Major League Baseball playoffs, the increasingly intricate patterns mown into stadium grass is sure to catch fans’ eyes. Red Sox groundskeeper David Mellor pioneered the technique as an assistant in Milwaukee in 1993, the New York Times reports, and... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Boston Red Sox • Fenway Park • stadium • baseball • Citizens Bank Park • grass • David Mellor • lawn mower • outfield

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