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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
- oh yeah
- Love
- successes and failures
- Hurrah for (kind of) local juice!
- Wow, it has gone fast!
- You must be brave
- Perhaps to give you some insight
- Finale: The Meaning of Life
- Meeting Joel Salatin ... and other posts from the cutting room floor
- The snack that does what?
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The garden
Posted at 10:25 AM on June 6, 2008 by Sareen Dunleavy Keenan
What more is there to say... the garden. Occasionally I utter these words with love. Other days, it is with bitter disgust. So far (thanks to the hard work of my partner) there is still hope for the garden.
It must be said that we plant a lot for city folk. You could walk by our yard and never imagine we were planning to live off this food for this summer and the coming winter. We still leave room for flowers, and even our own fair share of grass to mow. Here is what we have in the works for this year (as far as I can remember): Lettuce (6 varieties), tomatoes (22 plants), green and yellow beans, peas, peppers (6 plants, 1 hot), eggplant (2), swiss chard (4), kale (8), collard greens(4), beets, turnips, carrots, cucumbers, squash (3), zucchini (3), pumpkins (2), raspberries, strawberries, rhubarb, Brussels sprouts (2), okra, lima beans, onions, horseradish, mint, basil, tarragon, savory, lemon verbena, sage... I think there is more, but my mind is going blank without touring the farm again.
I will be asking for your garden tips later this week. We have certain family traditions that I would love to know if they are worth the effort to continue to implement. In the mean time, work is calling. Better get back at it! I hope your summer is spent with dirt between your fingers and enough produce to share (or freeze!).