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Margaret Hochla
El Reno, Oklahoma
I have been married for 27 years to Victor and have 4 children. The two girls and two boys range in age from 25-10 years. We are pleased to still have one grandparent from each side of the family ... More about Margaret
Sareen Dunleavy-Keenan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I live in Minneapolis, in 1.5 story craftsman bungalow with beautiful woodwork, but a tiny lot. Sharing this space is my husband Brendan, 'baby' (5/07) and 'new baby' who is expected to join the fold in August. More about Sareen
Gina Keenan-Klages
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
My name is Gina, and my husband's name is Patrick. We have three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 5 years. Our household also includes my mother, who is living with us from September to May. More about Gina
Donna McClurkan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early January may seem an inauspicious time to begin an "eat local" project in Southwest Michigan. As if to underscore that point, nearly a foot of snow fell in Kalamazoo on January 3. More about Donna
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
St Louis, Missouri
My first father-in-law taught me to garden in the mid-1960s. Over the next few years, with a family of five to feed, I read everything I could find about nutrition ... More about Cher
Vera Schabicki
Ashland, Mississippi
Four years ago my five children, one husband, two dogs, one cat and I moved to the rural South from a large northern California city. We went from .12 acres to a rambling 57 acres. More about Vera
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The food crop on my block
Posted at 8:29 AM on February 9, 2008 by Cher Stuewe-Portnoff (2 Comments)
Funny how often we can't see what's right in front of us.
Walking down our street yesterday, I noticed a neighbor's grass covered with pecans (and shells, where squirrels had lunched) that had fallen from the tree in her yard. Last spring when we moved in, I'd seen the nut trees up and down our block, and couldn't wait for fall. The last time I picked up fresh pecans was 40 years ago, at a u-pick farm, the day I went into labor with our first son. Somehow, I'd lost track of these. Now I remember the bucketful that our next-door neighbor brought over a couple of months back, still waiting in a back room for me to shell them. In the neighbor's yard, more for the gathering. Talk about local! WaHOO!
Comments (2)
Hmmmm....I have suddenly remembered the pecans I received about a year ago......if I brush away the dust and kitchen grease they should be fine (?), thanks for the reminder :).
Best regards,Vera
Posted by vera schabicki | February 10, 2008 4:09 PM
...still in the shell, right? :-)
Posted by Cher | February 10, 2008 4:26 PM