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We need your help in reducing soil erosion, conserving our water and improving its quality, and developing pride in our country’s natural resource heritage. Your commitment to the Earth Team will help ensure that generations to come will enjoy America's bounty.

Sheila O'Riley, the Ugly Gardener, demonstrates no-till gardening at a Backyard Conservation workshop in Corning, Iowa.
As part of an annual Backyard Conservation Conference held each Spring in Corning, Iowa, by Earth Team volunteers, Sheila O'Riley, also known as the Ugly Gardener, demonstrates no-till gardening to participants. If left to grow on the wood floor, this garden would produce vegetables.

 

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