• Gardens help teach respect for food (Rockford Register Star (Il.), 27 July 2008)
• Grow your own (New York Times blog, 28 July 2008) - See also related story by same columnist from earlier in the year here.
• Slow Food Nation promotes grow your own produce--even in the city (Inside Bay Area, 29 July 2008)
• Fed up by food prices, many grow it alone (Washington Post, 2 August 2008)
• Check your own vigor before diving into growing veggies (Fort Myers News-Press, 2 August 2008)
• Create a farm in your backyard (Marin Independent Journal, 1 August 2008)
• Gardeners gather for workshop on growing veggies (The Ledger (Lakeland, Fl.), 2 August 2008)
Not breaking news to most, but it's a great development for Farmer John: Over at Container Gardening in the Desert, Farmer John has a cheerful post about his tomatoes rebounding post-hornworm invasion. If you've suffered creepy crawlies and their destructive chomping, then you know how he feels! Reading the post made me smile yesterday, so I'm including it today for inspiration. Go, Farmer John!
Be sure to come back tomorrow for an all new
RW&G Profiles in Victory
installment featuring a Detroit community garden!!
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