Even though the sun has been playing coy, and it sort of feels like Winter , things are happening in the garden. The best picks of today were the strawberries, the salad greens and the sweet peas. Who needs the 3 tenors, I have the three S’s!  I know, I know, 7 strawberries is not a bounty, but...

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        Turns out that skipping yoga and not racing all over town has it’s benefits. Today, I took in the calming benefits of picking some things from the garden. The main things I picked were some mixed greens (left) mustard and arugula (center) and carrots (right). Sam loves to...

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As the half-time garden volunteer for Alex's first grade class, I am always interested in garden related ideas for the children. After a trip to the library, where I checked out a stack of books related to children and gardening -I unearthed the idea of leaf crowns. I thought the project was simple and...

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One of the things I am volunteering to do at Alex's school this year, is take 10 first graders to the school garden every other week. This week, I took my group of first graders to the garden for the first time. The kids were so excited and engaged. I felt a little chaotic with ten kids all asking questions...

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Something has gotten into my compost box and tossed all the dirt for three feet! I have been "cooking" that dirt for a couple years now. I have to say, it feels like the most personal of attacks. We diligently walk to the back yard daily with coffee grounds, carrot tops, banana peels, rotting lettuce...

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With all the chaos around here, I almost forgot about all the wondrous things happening in the back yard. This sunflower reached the second story window (20 feet?) and then bloomed. It was so heavy it promptly bent over. Before it keeled over toward the ground, it was sorta Jack and the Beanstalk like...

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Our pear tree is dripping with fruit. They are a little small but we are "harvesting" the first batches this week. There have been about about 3 paper grocery bags full so far. The plan is to let the remaining pears get a bit larger and then pick them later. Most of the pears (Bartlett), are still green...

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