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Continue reading →: Food Deserts & Farmers Markets
One rather new term that is being used when discussing food security is “food desert.” A food desert is a low-income area where there is little access to a grocery store or supermarket. To qualify as a food desert, both of these conditions must be met: To qualify as a…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
It’s that time again! This week has just flown by. This might be long, because I took a whole bunch of pictures this week. The leeks we transplanted this spring are growing like crazy. We hilled them up a little bit this week, to encourage them to have nice long…
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Continue reading →: Video …err…Thursday!
I guess I got so excited to post about aphids yesterday that I completely forgot about Video Wednesday. So this week we’re having Video Thursday! How do you keep your vegetable plants spaced appropriately when you are planting? Ward Upham shares a simple tool that can really help in the…
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Continue reading →: Seedlings & Aphids
Tomatoes and peppers in my office are growing like crazy, and at 4 weeks old, it is time for them to start getting some sun outdoors. Yesterday they spend several hours out in the garden, enjoying the cool, sunny weather with minimal wind. I hope the weather is nice next…
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Continue reading →: First Harvest of 2011
We had our first big harvest day for the spring out of the Family of 4 Garden. Lettuce, more lettuce, spinach, and radishes were all ready for a harvest. The ‘Skyphos’ Red Butterhead lettuce is gorgeous, as expected. We also harvested some spinach and some of the ‘Flashy Trout Back’…
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