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Mark your calendars
Westfield in Bloom and the Hamilton County Master Gardeners have a great (and free!) workshop series on gardening scheduled throughout 2012. Topics include vegetable gardening, backyard composting, children’s gardening, bugs,…
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The Edible Schoolyard
The Edible Schoolyard is an organization that grew out of a partnership with Alice Waters, of Chez Panisse fame, and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California. Read…
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Mark your calendars
This year’s Indiana Environmental Health Summit’s theme is “Local and Urban Foods: Breaking Barriers and Protecting Health.” Topics include the following: The national movement toward local and urban foods Health…
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Native plants
In our own yard, we are slowly trying to replace our existing landscaping with native plants. The natives thrive and require so much less work than the existing landscaping in…
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wanna make some pickles?
With all of those cucumbers we’ll be growing out at the Grace Garden this year, you’ll need to learn how to make pickles. Check out this local event for more…
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Adventures in Backyard Fruit Production
Purdue Extension is hosting training for anyone interested in fruit growing. If you attend any of the sessions, please be sure to let us know. We’re planning a perennial fruit…
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July already!
I can’t believe the Fourth of July has come and gone already! I hope you all enjoyed a nice long weekend with family and friends. The garden is continuing to…
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Last minute local conservation event!
I know it’s very last minute, but Carmel Green Initiative is sponsoring a Backyard Conservation event tomorrow evening. Click here for more details, and be sure and let us know…
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organic gardening fundraiser
Going Local reports on Nature’s Crossroads, a new local venture hoping to increase the supply of local organic seeds and promote organic gardening here in Indiana. Nature’s Crossroads has also…
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seasonal food map
If you’re concerned about eating closer to home, you need to know what is in season and when it is in season here in Indiana. Check out this link at…