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A Bus, A Lady, Some Kids, Some Dirt, and A Queen

You may have heard of The White House Garden and Michelle Obama planting and harvesting vegetables with local school kids. But have you heard about the Who Farm Bus? And what has this all to do with a queen?

The story goes something like this. During the 2008 Presidential Campaign Daniel Bowman Simon and Casey Gustowarow, [...]

Garden Corner 06/18/09

It’s that time between spring harvest and the ripening of summer fruits. I’m finding it hard to wait for the fruits of summer. They are on their way, but they don’t look delicious yet! It will take a few more weeks of sun.

Then I read this morning of a garden being flattened by a [...]

Garden Corner 06/11/09

Today I figured out why I’m always seeing tomato supports on sale at garden places. My tomato plants are growing like crazy. On Monday I printed off a design for building my own tomato supports from wood, but four days later I’ve still not gathered the materials. I’d better get a move on – one [...]

Shades and Textures of Green

My Kansas garden corner is so amazingly green this week.Enjoy!

5 Tools for Planting a Vegetable Garden

When it comes to planting a vegetable garden, I’m a lazy gardener, and also a little bit fussy. I like to have the right tools, but the right tools are not power tools. They are basic, down-to-earth, robust items which I love the feel of and which will last me for years. They are tools [...]