Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn, flipping over rocks looking for ants, reptiles and other critters, ...

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SARATOGA SPRINGS – Pitney Meadows Community Farm, in partnership with Sustainable Saratoga, announced the launch of a new city-funded Community Compost Program located on-site at the Pitney Meadows ...

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Weather continues to be an important issue adversely affecting sport fishing opportunities. Despite the hurdles, fish ...

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Almost certainly, some people will be in the buff Sunday morning -- despite the forecast for cold and windy conditions -- among 20,000 people in the annual Bay to Breakers race. It's a tradition.