Sunday, August 23, 2009

the garden on the first day of national community garden week






AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK PROCLAIMS AUGUST 23-29 AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY GARDENING WEEK

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today encouraged Americans to connect with the land, the food it grows and their local communities by proclaiming August 23-29, National Community Gardening Week. A community garden is an opportunity to educate everyone about from where food comes, whether that is a Farmers Market or a garden, and is important to increasing generations of healthy eaters. Community gardens can be anywhere whether it is in the country, a city or a suburb. It can be one community plot or can be many individual plots. full story

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

july in the garden....

a few photos on my peaceful break from the booth.....what a pleasure...


and ...i recieved these beautiful photo from Kathy Preszler....thanks Kathy!!!!

Monday, August 3, 2009

catching up.......

i have several "episodes" in the garden i need to include here....

a beautiful day late in May


on june 9 a great time was had....from frogs to worms to painting a new sign for the garden.....