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Continue reading →: Out and About
I’m out in the garden all day today, leading about 75 kids from the McConnell Air Force Base Day Camp in a garden scavenger hunt. We’ll be counting up tomato flowers, smelling our favorite herbs, and learning to identify oak and maple leaves all day. Then I’m going to go…
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Continue reading →: More Signs of Summer
Despite all the rain, the warm temperatures have been keeping all the plants growing quickly. Things are still moving forward! One plant that I’m a little bit surprised by is the ‘Honey Bun’ Cantaloupe. Remember, it is supposed to be a more compact, bush type cantaloupe that is good for…
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Continue reading →: Family of 4 Garden Harvest – Summer is Here!
I think a lot of gardeners gauge that summer arrives when you harvest your first tomatoes. Well, we did just that today in the Family of 4 Garden. We harvested 2 cherry tomatoes, a few jalapenos, a couple chile peppers, and a couple marconi peppers. They don’t add up to…
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Continue reading →: A Bit of Britain
In honor of the England vs. U.S. soccer game over the weekend, I thought we might make this blog a little more international in flavor by featuring some rather English dishes. (Actually, it has nothing to do with the soccer game. It’s just a coincidence.) I’ve been showing you pictures…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
Okay, this week’s recipes are posted on the Lunch in the Garden page. I made the slaw, but I’m also providing recipes for some really awesome potstickers that I made last weekend. They were too much work to make for this class! A couple other things of interest before I…