HortNews - Storm Cripples East Coast Kiwifruit Crop
Thousands of dollars of next year's green kiwifruit are lying on the ground with severe southerly gusts and heavy showers taking a big toll on fruiting shoots. GISBORNE 24/10/2001 - Thousands of dollars of next year's green kiwifruit are lying on ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Frangipani Rust
If you live anywhere along the east coast of Australia you might have noticed that the leaves of your frangipani look brown and rusty. There is a new disease attacking frangipanis in Australia called frangipani or plumeria rust (Coleosporium ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Chilli and Black Pepper Crab Recipes
At the end of a long, hot day Trevor and Neville decide to enjoy some of the world's best fresh seafood. They are on the east coast of Singapore about 25 minutes out of the heart of the city and on the edge of the harbour. There is a smorgasbord ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
SEAS- Scavengers of Eastern Australian Seas
The SEAS project studies guilds of marine scavengers along the entire east coast of Australia. It started in 1993 and is conducted by scientists from the Australian Museum. GUILD - a group of species with similar resource requirements and ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Common Myna
The Common Myna is a member of the starling family. It was introduced into Australia in the 1860s and, since then, has become a common and familiar bird along the east coast. Its success is mostly a result of its opportunistic behaviour and ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Christopher Schlesinger
Chris Schlesinger is the chef/owner of the award winning East Coast Grill in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Back in Eddy in Westport, Massachusetts, and the 1996 winner of the James Beard Award for the Best Chef in the Northeast. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Tyler Knox
Tyler Knox holds a master of fine arts degree from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. A former resident of New York City, Chicago, Iowa City, and Washington, D.C., he now lives on the East Coast with his wife and their dog. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Ken McAlpine
Just after Labor Day, Ken McAlpine said good-bye to his family and began a drive up the East Coast, from Florida to Maine, on a one-man quest to capture the elusive "forgotten season" of beach towns shuttered until the return of warm weather. .. [... more]
Random House |
Kenya Giraffe Manor
Untouched wilderness on the doorstep of one of Africa's most cosmopolitan cities. Thursday, April 6, 2006 On the east coast of Africa, Kenya straddles the equator and shares a border with Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. It is ... [... more]
Getaway |
HortNews - Rain Threatens Gisborne Grape Harvest
Rain on the East Coast has brought relief for many parched livestock farms but not for winegrowers. GISBORNE 17/03/2005 - Rain on the East Coast has brought relief for many parched livestock farms but not for winegrowers. The grape-growing season ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
HortNews - Access Deal Secures Big Haul Of Manuka Honey
A major producer of natural health products yesterday harvested about 12 tonnes of manuka honey through a sharecropping deal with an East Coast iwi. AUCKLAND 22/01/2003 - A major producer of natural health products yesterday harvested about 12 ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Currawongs
Increasing numbers of pied currawongs along Australia's east coast are being seen as a threat to many small bird species, and a key factor in the spread of weeds into native bushland. The pied currawong is a large black bird, 41-51cm (16-20") ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
