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Global Gardens New Global Warming Planting Map
The color-coded map of planting zones on the back of seed packets is being updated by the U.S. De- partment of Agriculture to reflect climate changes brought on by global warming. The new guide, last updated in 1990, reflects, for instance, that the cold- est day of the year isn’t as frigid as it used to be, so some plants and trees can now survive farther north. Nearly entire states, such as Ohio, Nebraska and Texas, are now classified in warmer zones. The new guide uses better weather data and of- fers more interactive technology. Gardeners using the online version can enter their Zip code and get the exact average coldest temperature. For the first time,
calculations include more detailed factors, such as prevailing winds, the presence of nearby bodies of water and other local topography.
Boston University Biology Professor Richard Primack observes, “There are a lot of things you can grow now that you couldn’t grow before. People don’t think of figs as a crop you can grow in the Boston area. You can do it now.” The chang- es come too late to make this year’s seed packets, but they will be on next year’s, says George Ball, chairman and CEO of the W. Atlee Burpee seed company.
View the planting zones map at
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Better Threads Rug Industry Tackles Child
Labor Injustice
The nonprofit GoodWeave organiza- tion works to end child labor in the rug industry and provides educational opportunities for kids in weaving com- munities worldwide. The GoodWeave label is given solely to rug companies that only hire employees of legal work- ing age. GoodWeave, offering the world’s only independent child labor- free certification for rugs, makes unan- nounced inspections of looms overseas to ensure that standards are upheld. Programs funded by GoodWeave- certified rug sales have helped nearly 10,000 children in Nepal and India to attend school instead of working on looms. An estimated 250,000 children are still weaving today. “It’s widely documented that children are exploited to make all sorts of products in our global economy,” says Nina Smith, GoodWeave USA executive director. “But in the case of carpets, consumers can do something to put a stop to these inhumane practices. By buying a certi- fied rug, you can change a child’s life.”
Find participating local retailers by Zip code at
GoodWeave.org.
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