All Discussions Tagged 'organic' - Zoobird2024-03-29T05:22:58Zhttps://www.zoobird.com/group/mcroriecommunitygardeners/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=organic&feed=yes&xn_auth=noA Great Day at the Gardentag:www.zoobird.com,2012-12-24:2129360:Topic:516432012-12-24T22:33:42.637ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/sets/72157632329931621/detail/"><img alt="Shane gifts me a turnip. Nice!" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8211/8305029174_69a7684b93_o.jpg" width="612"></img></a></p>
<p>I dropped by the garden today and took a peek at the lovely plants. That's Shane in the photo above, one of our gardeners, with a turnip. The recent cold weather affected a few. In general, all is well. There are a huge abundance of beautiful, tasty plants in our garden. Click on the photo above to see the set. As for me, I wound up with some tasty mesclun for a salad Christmas eve. I wish…</p>
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<p>I dropped by the garden today and took a peek at the lovely plants. That's Shane in the photo above, one of our gardeners, with a turnip. The recent cold weather affected a few. In general, all is well. There are a huge abundance of beautiful, tasty plants in our garden. Click on the photo above to see the set. As for me, I wound up with some tasty mesclun for a salad Christmas eve. I wish you the best and a safe and happy holiday.</p>
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<p> </p> Thriving Community Garden!tag:www.zoobird.com,2012-11-14:2129360:Topic:509632012-11-14T20:47:16.202ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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<p>I know some of you aren't gardening at McRorie anymore and probably miss seeing what's going on. Here's a photo from this afternoon that should rekindle your senses. It's looking so beautiful!</p>
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<p>I know some of you aren't gardening at McRorie anymore and probably miss seeing what's going on. Here's a photo from this afternoon that should rekindle your senses. It's looking so beautiful!</p> A Look at my freshly planted patch at the McRorie Community Gardentag:www.zoobird.com,2012-10-23:2129360:Topic:507622012-10-23T11:13:59.148ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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<p>Hi to all here at Zoobird! Those sprouts you see above are in my garden now. If you're gardening at McRorie this season, how's your Fall garden doing?</p>
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<p>Hi to all here at Zoobird! Those sprouts you see above are in my garden now. If you're gardening at McRorie this season, how's your Fall garden doing?</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310080773?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2310080773?profile=original" width="590"/></a>The community garden many of us are so privileged to be a part of is crazy beautiful these days.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/8100283619/" title="Fall garden - mesclun and onion seed with a few daikon radish in first 2 rows with basil. Pepper, kale and broc with a pineapple in the next 2 rows. Garlic chives and lots of other Ingrid Travers seeds in the last 2 rows. We're set! by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8100283619_c7a18d1d86.jpg" alt="Fall garden - mesclun and onion seed with a few daikon radish in first 2 rows with basil. Pepper, kale and broc with a pineapple in the next 2 rows. Garlic chives and lots of other Ingrid Travers seeds in the last 2 rows. We're set!" width="500" height="500"/></a></p>
<p>Fall garden - mesclun and onion seed with a few daikon radish in first 2 rows with basil. Pepper, kale and broc with a pineapple in the next 2 rows. Garlic chives and lots of other seeds my patch podnuh <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/IngridTravers" target="_blank">Ingrid Travers</a> planted are in the last 2 rows. We're set!</p>
<p></p> Out with the Oldtag:www.zoobird.com,2012-05-14:2129360:Topic:490462012-05-14T12:51:07.621ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<p><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7195680658_c19ff9eca1_c.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7195680658_c19ff9eca1_c.jpg"></img></a> My patch at the community garden has blessed me and my friends and family with lots of broccoli and salad greens this past season. The collards were abundant and I made use of some, but this season my collard tastebuds weren't as attracted to the leafy green collard buddies I usually befriend. </p>
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<p>End of last week I pulled ut the remains of the broccoli and the collard greens.…</p>
<p><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7195680658_c19ff9eca1_c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7195680658_c19ff9eca1_c.jpg" class="align-full"/></a>My patch at the community garden has blessed me and my friends and family with lots of broccoli and salad greens this past season. The collards were abundant and I made use of some, but this season my collard tastebuds weren't as attracted to the leafy green collard buddies I usually befriend. </p>
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<p>End of last week I pulled ut the remains of the broccoli and the collard greens. The broccoli were still producing florets, but once the plants start bolting (flowering) the florets become somewhat bitter, at least that's what my fan club said at the table. I'm chuckling, because I like the greens whatever condition they're in. Once I put some seasoning and onions or ginger in with them, they are completely subdued and no amount of bitterness shines through. The Ethnic Vegetarian Cookbook gives me lots of ideas. It's on the Zoobird bookshelf! Ha! Every time I look at the Zoobird Bookshelf I smile, because it reminds me of Portland. I hope to be in Portland for PedalPalooza if all goes well. Also, Chandra has given us some interesting recipes, as has new Zoobird member Carla and her wonderful Veg Indian Cooking blog. </p>
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<p>But, I became a little anxious and each visit to the organic grocer nearby greeted me with all sorts of temptations. So, last week I piched up some serrano pepper, basil and some spinach sprouts. Funny, sort of. I meant to get some eggplant sprouts, but wound up with spinach accidentally. No matter. They're all in the earth now and I hear there's showers predicted all week. Nice! </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7196728896/" title="A Great Day At The Garden by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7196728896_7e1b6803c0_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="A Great Day At The Garden"/></a><br/>Here's one of the tomato sprouts next to a kale plant. All of these sprouts are from a local grower known to G'Villians as Farmer John.<br/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7196731958/" title="A Great Day At The Garden by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/7196731958_2a2cfa6916_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="A Great Day At The Garden"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7196731958/" title="A Great Day At The Garden by mlevin77, on Flickr"></a><br/>This is one of my kale from the past season. I transplanted 6 of them and this is the only one left. I make some mean (mean as in delicious) mahalopeno roughies from this kale. That's jalapeno, kale, pineapple and cukes.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7196722296/" title="A Great Day At The Garden by mlevin77, on Flickr"></a><br/>This is one of the spinach sprouts. I meant to get eggplant, but the spinach was where I saw the eggplant sign. So, this is what I wound up with. You know, I bet we wind up with more food over time from the spinach than would have with the eggplant.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7196718466/" title="A Great Day At The Garden by mlevin77, on Flickr"></a><br/>Here's some sweet basil on the left and seranno pepper on the right. I wanted jalapeno, but I got tempted by the seranno, especially with the basil. I am dreaming of stir fried basil, Thai style. Click here to see some recipes for my fav Thai dish: <a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=pad+kra+prow&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" target="_blank">Pad Krapow</a></p>
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<p>That's all for now. Let us hear from YOU!</p>
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<p> </p> Tomato Sprouts are Sproutingtag:www.zoobird.com,2012-03-22:2129360:Topic:484152012-03-22T14:33:18.519ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7005731129/" title="Tomato Sprout by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img alt="Tomato Sprout" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7005731129_670469ba98_z.jpg" width="478"></img></a> <br></br> Can you see it? There's a tiny sprout in the upper right corner. Tiny, tiny, but it's coming up.</p>
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<p>These sprouts started out in the grocery store and then germinated about 4 days in my kitchen. …</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7005731129/" title="Tomato Sprout by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7005731129_670469ba98_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="Tomato Sprout"/></a><br/> Can you see it? There's a tiny sprout in the upper right corner. Tiny, tiny, but it's coming up.</p>
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<p>These sprouts started out in the grocery store and then germinated about 4 days in my kitchen. </p>
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<p>They may have done fine just planted in the garden as seeds, but the elements play havoc with seed sprouting, so I just gave them a head start.</p>
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<p>I wondered whether I planted the sprouted seeds too deeply or let them dry out, but yes they are just fine. I used some old sprout trays and compost. These are little cherry tomatoes. Each year I plant them and they grow very well. </p>
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<p>Every meal I eat that uses food from the garden is nicer because it tastes better and I grew it myself. I know what went into the produce I'm putting into my body. </p>
<p> </p> A Zoobird Intro to Fukuoka Farmingtag:www.zoobird.com,2010-12-18:2129360:Topic:319722010-12-18T12:24:39.343ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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<p>I'm on an iPhone now and will add detail to this post soon, but watch the video please. <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/KaneAramMohammadPour" target="_self">Kane</a> introduced me to this Fukuoka method. Love it! Will blog about it in detail soon. Everything about it is captivating. There's a Yahoo mailing list mentioned in the credits I've been reading for about a year...…</p>
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<p>I'm on an iPhone now and will add detail to this post soon, but watch the video please. <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/KaneAramMohammadPour" target="_self">Kane</a> introduced me to this Fukuoka method. Love it! Will blog about it in detail soon. Everything about it is captivating. There's a Yahoo mailing list mentioned in the credits I've been reading for about a year... <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fukuoka_farming/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fukuoka_farming/</a></p>
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<p>Meanwhile, I just sowed my garden full of okra, zipper cream, carrots and tomatillos. It's supposed to rain all week! Hooray! Stay tuned!</p> Veggie Burgerstag:www.zoobird.com,2010-06-08:2129360:Topic:255472010-06-08T20:20:17.522ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4682657613/" title="Veggie Burgers by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img alt="Veggie Burgers" height="1024" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4682657613_eb834bcea1_b.jpg" width="768"></img></a> <br></br>
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<br></br>Nick proudly told me he and Erin made a batch of delicious veggie burgers. He used a <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E4D6123EF936A25751C0A9609C8B63">recipe</a> from a guy called The Minimalist the NYTimes. I had to try it. They turned out so good and you won't believe how easy it was. <br></br>
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Here's how you do it.…
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4682657613/" title="Veggie Burgers by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4682657613_eb834bcea1_b.jpg" alt="Veggie Burgers" height="1024" width="768"/></a><br/>
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<br/>Nick proudly told me he and Erin made a batch of delicious veggie burgers. He used a <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E4D6123EF936A25751C0A9609C8B63">recipe</a> from a guy called The Minimalist the NYTimes. I had to try it. They turned out so good and you won't believe how easy it was. <br/>
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Here's how you do it. <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E4D6123EF936A25751C0A9609C8B63">recipe</a> from the Minimalist:<br/>
Bean Burgers<br/>
Time: 20 minutes, with cooked beans<br/>
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2 cups well-cooked white, black or red beans, or chickpeas or lentils, or 1 14-ounce can, drained<br/>
1 medium onion, peeled and quartered<br/>
1/2 cup rolled oats (preferably not instant)<br/>
1 tablespoon chili powder, or the spice mix of your choice<br/>
Salt and freshly ground black pepper<br/>
1 egg<br/>
Bean-cooking liquid, stock or other liquid (wine, cream, milk, water or ketchup) if necessary<br/>
Extra virgin olive oil or neutral oil, like grapeseed or corn.<br/>
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1. Combine all ingredients except liquid and oil in food processor and pulse until chunky but not puréed. If necessary, add a little liquid for a mixture that is moist but not wet. Let mixture rest for a few minutes.<br/>
2. With wet hands, shape into patties and let rest again for a few minutes. (Burger mixture or shaped burgers can be covered tightly and refrigerated for up to a day. Bring back to room temperature before cooking.) Film bottom of a large nonstick or well-seasoned cast iron skillet with oil and turn heat to medium. When hot, add patties. Cook undisturbed until browned, about 5 minutes; turn carefully with spatula and cook 3 or 4 minutes until firm and browned.<br/>
3. Serve on buns with mustard, ketchup, chutney or other toppings.<br/>
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Yield: 4 servings.<br/>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4682658167/" title="Veggie Burgers by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4682658167_8b30065833_b.jpg" alt="Veggie Burgers" height="768" width="1024"/></a><br/>
I got some beautiful, fresh greens from my patch at McRorie Community Garden.<br/>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4683286766/" title="Veggie Burgers by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4683286766_bed5a98043_b.jpg" alt="Veggie Burgers" height="1024" width="768"/></a><br/>
Put the beans and veg in my blender.<br/>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4683287648/" title="Veggie Burgers by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4683287648_cc81e540ae_b.jpg" alt="Veggie Burgers" height="1024" width="768"/></a><br/>
Made some patties and fried them up.<br/>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/4682659083/" title="Veggie Burgers by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4682659083_bb33ac8ce6_b.jpg" alt="Veggie Burgers" height="1024" width="768"/></a><br/>
If I say so myself, they were better than any veggie burger I've bought in a restaurant. Bob's your uncle! Why I Don't Eat Organic {inspired by Elephant Journal}tag:www.zoobird.com,2010-06-06:2129360:Topic:254432010-06-06T13:53:07.309ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo by Michael Levin</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">There's an eye catcher on Elephant Journal entitled <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/05/daily-dilemmas-of-a-householder-why-i-dont-eat-organic/">"Why I Don't Eat Organic"</a>. The answer, of course, is because it's so expensive. The recent freeze has thrown tomato prices…</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo by Michael Levin</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">There's an eye catcher on Elephant Journal entitled <a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/05/daily-dilemmas-of-a-householder-why-i-dont-eat-organic/">"Why I Don't Eat Organic"</a>. The answer, of course, is because it's so expensive. The recent freeze
has thrown tomato prices skyward. $5.99/lb? What better reason do you<br />
need to grow your own!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I grew these in my community garden patch. They taste delicious. <br/></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo by <a href="../../../../profile/Jennifer">Jennifer</a></span><br/></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">If I can beat the human deer to 'em they add up to all sorts of tasty stuff, like pizza!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Imagine walking out to your garden one dewey, cool sunset evening. It's been a hot day (here in Florida, that
is). The birds are singing their day end songs. Bees are buzzing. You<br />
reach down and pluck a ripe cherry tomato. Wash it off and pop it in<br />
your mouth. Just imagine...</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br/></p> Spring Planting at McRorie Community Gardentag:www.zoobird.com,2010-02-26:2129360:Topic:233042010-02-26T21:27:23.751ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
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Just crank this up and read on!<br />
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The broccoli we grow at McRorie Community Garden is so tasty it sometimes doesn't make it home! I had this as a lunch reward after planting some good, hardy vegetables for my Spring garden.…<br></br>
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Just crank this up and read on!<br />
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The broccoli we grow at McRorie Community Garden is so tasty it sometimes doesn't make it home! I had this as a lunch reward after planting some good, hardy vegetables for my Spring garden.<br/>
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This is the "after" photo of my patch after planting kale, collards, potatoes and cabbage.<br/>
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I bought the sprouts at our local organic supply. Here, you can see some purple kale. <br/>
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This is one of the 6 collard sprouts I planted. I chose the day to plant based on the moon phase and the weather prediction. It rained cats and dogs right after I planted. Big smile!<br/>
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I grabbed some potatoes from the tool area and planted them. Sh'mal inspired me last year with his prowess in growing these tasty vegetables. So did Bruce and Bob with their tire planters. I use a photo of the tire planters as your default profile photo here on Zoobird. <br/>
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Here's some of the ever present mint. I used some in this latest batch of kombucha. I'm on my third batch now. I'm using Turkish Caykur and Chinese green tea for this batch. Nice!<br/>
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This guy is growing in Nick's patch. Looking good.<br/>
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Here you can see the huge rosemary bush at my patch. There's a trusty McRorie chair just waiting for a sunny day and a book or just some time to reflect and enjoy the digs. Literally!<br/>
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I planted the potatoes along the white picket fence in the back of my patch. You can see the soaker hose and tomato wire supports. I'll plant some tomatoes once it warms up a little. You may have noticed <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelWalker">Michael Walker</a> just joined Zoobird. He lives across the street and has lots of tomato sprouts. He offered to let me have some when I am ready for them. Double nice!<br/>
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The horse manure we're sharing to organically fertilize our patches is wonderful. We're looking forward to some delicious vegetables this spring! <br/> McRorie Community Garden Newsletter 2/9/10tag:www.zoobird.com,2010-02-09:2129360:Topic:231812010-02-09T15:08:51.584ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
Hello all,<div><br></br></div>
<div>I think most of you want to keep gardening in your plot. If you <b>don't</b> want to garden this season, or want to <b>downsize</b>, PLEASE let me know ASAP. I've given all the main plots away. There are a couple spots along the fence that are good for the spring season if you know anyone that wants to have a small space. If you are
hesitant to give your plot away because you MAY want to garden in the<br />
future, don't fear! There are plots that open up each…</div>
Hello all,<div><br/></div>
<div>I think most of you want to keep gardening in your plot. If you <b>don't</b> want to garden this season, or want to <b>downsize</b>, PLEASE let me know ASAP. I've given all the main plots away. There are a couple spots along the fence that are good for the spring season
if you know anyone that wants to have a small space. If you are<br />
hesitant to give your plot away because you MAY want to garden in the<br />
future, don't fear! There are plots that open up each season and I've<br />
never had to turn anyone away.</div>
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<div>THANKS to Bob for fixing the many pipes that have broken this winter! We wouldn't have running water without him.</div>
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<div>If you have access to a truck, please consider getting a load of manure for the garden.</div>
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<div>Thanks, <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/maura">Maura</a> <br/></div>