Content tagged with "agriculture"
The Grange
“National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry is a social/community organization that promotes farming and agriculture. Members join local chapters which are part of the national organization headquartered in Washington DC. The national organization lobbies the government on farming issues….”
Heliotrope
“This is a plant that turns itself to face the sun as it moves across the sky. ‘Helio’ is Greek for ‘sun’ and ‘trope’ is derived from the Greek word for ‘turn.’ However, the effect is more accurately known as ‘phototropism,’ because the flowers are actually tracking light, not the sun. The same…”