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NEWS ABOUT: beet

beet stories: 2 news summaries

 Michelle Digs Into 
 White House 
 Garden 

President bans beets from veggie plot

Mar 20, 09 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama and kids from a Washington elementary school got their hands dirty today, Newsday reports, breaking ground for a vegetable garden on the White House lawn. The garden, the first on the grounds since World War II, will feature many veggies—but not beets, at the president’s request.... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • vegetables • gardening • fruits and vegetables • home garden • beet

Icy Roads?
Beet Juice Just the Right Tonic

New mixture cuts salt, works colder, but side effects still unknown

Mar 14, 08 6:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Road workers in the Chicago area are shaking up their winter ice-busting cocktail with an odd new mixer: beet juice. Sanitation officials are pleased with the combination, which reduces the necessary rock salt (harmful to plants and water supplies) by up to 30% and is effective at temperatures far lower... More »

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Chicago • roadways • Illinois • ice • winter travel • salt • road safety • winter storms • beet

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