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Tag Archive: soil

Lead In Our Soil… The Continuing Saga

When we discovered that the soil in our yard had such a high lead count it was very dissappointing for all of us. We have such a large and sunny yard and our soil quality is fantastic for growing food. We had already prepped our plot and planted the first round to seeds and starts. [...]

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Super Greens!

 
Check out these greens David brought us from his garden!
Super huge!
Super Beautiful!
Super Delicious!

These are Champion Collards and this was the largest collard plant in David’s garden this year. He was super kind (and maybe a little braggy, hahaha) for bringing them and sharing with us.
David came over for the afternoon and we [...]

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TGP Greens for our 4th of July Famcookup

So for those of you who have been following our little garden drama know that we discovered after testing our soil that we higher than safe levels of lead deposits in the land we are working. What this means is that we can’t let the children garden with us and as adults we have to [...]

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Pat’s Garden – Thinking About Growing

Pat and I have been working on her new garden space for a couple of weeks now, and it’s been quite a journey so far! I have truly loved being a part of her learning experience and watching her eyes widen as she encounters unexpected aspects of gardening. Most of all, she has come to understand first hand, the amount of thought that goes into creating your first garden. I think that, after picking your first homegrown greenbeans, this is one of the most exciting parts! Understanding how plants work and learning about soil – the place from where most of our nutrition comes – brings us closer to nature and our food and is a truly awesome experience.

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