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Nutrients in the Garden 6: Get Acquainted With Your Soil

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This is where you want to get it right! With the wrong soil, your garden will struggle and you might consider throwing in the trowel and giving up. Simply put, poor soil = poor garden. We can prevent this by doing our homework now, while it’s still too cold to garden.

March 10, 2014 Read more

Nutrients in the Garden 4: What to Grow

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If you read Tuesday's post, you know there are three important decisions to make before you get started with your garden. We covered location and type/container, so now on to the really fun part, deciding what to grow!

February 27, 2014 1 Comment Read more

Nutrients in the Garden 1: Seeds

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Boots, gloves, and thinking about gardening have kept me warm this artic winter! I am ready to trade it all in for mud boots, garden gloves, and the soft earth below my feet. In the meantime, we can start planning the garden. It’s not too early!

February 14, 2014 1 Comment Read more

Garden Recipe: Pumpkin Puree

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Making pumpkin puree is simple and straightforward. We are accustomed to the convenience of the grocery store, but I don't think we realize how easy food preservation can be. I’m not saying that I make everything from scratch but when I do, I feel a sense of satisfaction and pride.

January 13, 2014 Read more

Garden Spotlight: Sue Meggers & Hannah Ludwig

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Sue Meggers has gardened for many reasons over the course of her life. When she was young, she gardened because her grandparents did.

October 30, 2013 1 Comment Read more

Autumn Optimism

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Well, it’s the middle of October. How can that be? Time has a way of moving quickly and I find myself emotionally tied to the fall season.

October 23, 2013 Read more

Garden Spotlight: Micah Weber

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"Just plant it, seed is cheap!" says Micah Weber of Rock Valley, Iowa. Mr. Weber has been the Agriculture Education Instructor for grades seven through twelve at Rock Valley Community School for the past 13 years.

October 17, 2013 2 Comments Read more

School Garden Spotlight: John Cole

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Mr. Cole heard about the Helping Communities Grow program for FFA chapters and thought, "my students would enjoy that." Little did he know, deciding to participate in the competition would lead to reconnecting with a classmate from over 40 years ago and so, so much more.

September 25, 2013 11 Comments Read more

School Garden Spotlight: Tracy Mendoza

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"Gardens make children better, happier and more helpful" is Tracy Mendoza's motto when talking about her students and their school garden.

September 23, 2013 Read more

Watermelon Invasion!

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My girls love watermelon. We buy watermelon flavored candy, lip gloss, toothpaste, and drinks! So, of course, our garden has watermelon, too!

September 13, 2013 1 Comment Read more

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