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September 17, 2014

Garden blooms at Bend landfill

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Hidden well beyond the tall fence ringing Knott Landfill on Bend's east side, there's an unlikely oasis of green.

Not far from piles of nail-studded 2x4s, old cans of paint and obsolete or broken televisions, stand rows of corn, tomatoes and onions. Carrots and cauliflower pop from the earth, and a jumble of pumpkin vines snake across a gentle hillside.


 
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