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Comment by amber on March 16, 2014 at 11:14pm

We'd love a plot this year.  Who do we need to talk to?

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on March 6, 2014 at 11:20am

Hvae 4 plots open this season

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on September 21, 2011 at 10:35am

Fall greens can still go in after clearing out the last of he summer plants.  The young tender growth may need cloches or some cover to germinate but will yield well into the season if tended. Nothing like a bunch of fresh greens to ciffonade onto a winter squash casserole for the final minutes of baking. Then remove from oven and drizzle with some olive oil, salt & pepper to taste and serve!!!!

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on June 20, 2011 at 12:45pm

1. Americans spend $30 billion every year to maintain 23 million acres of lawn. That's an average of $1200 per acre, per year. The same sized area could still provide a beautiful space for recreation and feed a family of six if converted to edible landscaping as opposed to traditional landscaping.

2. The food you grow in your garden is infinitely fresher, tastier and nutritionally superior to store - bought foods that travel an average of 1,500 miles to your table.

3. The bounty you obtain will allow you to share the unique gift of homegrown, gourmet - quality fruits and vegetables with your friends and neighbors.

3. You will lessen your dependance on the intolerably wasteful factory - farm megacorporations that despoil our environment to produce carcinogenic "nourishment".

4. You can eliminate the need to maintain an unnatural and energy - intensive lawn and transfer that time and energy to build something that is both functional and beautiful - your edible landscape.

5. The simple act of gardening improves all aspects of health - physical, emotional, spiritual and social - to enable us to build strong bodies, strong families and strong communities.

6) You will have the ability to teach your children, friends and neighbors how they too can drastically improve their health and quality of life through gardening.

7) Instead of merely protesting the negative actions of others which all of us get wrapped up in at times, you can make a direct positive impact on the vitality of your home, and therefore community, and therefore our world in general.

8) Gardening is unbelievably educational - you will learn more about biology, chemistry, meteorology and countless other life sciences and their interaction with each other as you cultivate your nourishing garden.

9) Kids just can't get enough time in the garden!

10) You will be giving a gift back to nature - providing habitat for native birds and beneficial insects as well as stopping the harmful input of petrochemicals - and she will return the favor in abundance with delicious food as opposed to useless grass!

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on June 7, 2011 at 1:58pm

Water conservation - use straw mulch around your plants. Also a gallon plastic jug with cap on can be filled then small holes poked or drilled into bottom set it in dirt and the water will slowly leak out. Refill jug when water is gone. Great for those water loving peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on May 31, 2011 at 12:14pm

www.theinformedgardener.com This horticulturist has lots of good information; including using rubber in gardens, the subject is about mulch but I believe it would also apply to tires.

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on March 21, 2011 at 9:46am

Want to send out thanks to Bartlett Tree Services for doing the soil sampling at no charge and to Dirty South Seeders for the soon to be accomplished plowing of the TSC garden site.  There is nothing greater then getting the support of business and neighbors to make for great community!!!