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Thinking About a Garden This Year?  Now’s The Time to Start Planning For It

Thinking About a Garden This Year?  Now’s The Time to Start Planning For It

Ahhh, the summer garden.  Who doesn’t love the thought of walking out of their back door and picking some ripe, juicy tomatoes, tender lettuces, or snipping off some fresh herbs to be used in that favorite kitchen recipe?  Well, hold on there a minute, all you Gordon Ramsey wannabes.  First things first.  If you want to reap all of those delicious rewards, there’s a little sweat equity involved to get there.  I’m not saying that having a small garden is…

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The Local Produce Stand: Your Source for Farm-Fresh Goodness

The Local Produce Stand: Your Source for Farm-Fresh Goodness

Today I want to spend a few minutes to celebrate one of the luxuries and benefits of living in the four-state area – the local produce stand. I’m not talking about a once a week “farmer’s market” – set up in some parking lot or old warehouse building.  Sure those are great, but I’m speaking now about hard working local farmers who offer up fresh and local produce on a day-to-day basis – usually right on site at their farms…

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