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Thanks Anna

Mary Clare Hunt — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:26:08 -0500

Love to compare notes as well. With gardening the plot always thickens...

re: A beautiful heart felt story

greentalk — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:08:08 -0500

Mary Clare,

Your post was so heart felt. Victoria is one lucky child to have you as a mentor. You tended to her with the same love and nurturing that you give to your gardens. Just like a seed, Victoria grew tall and strong. Your capacity for caring and extending yourself is truly admirable.

I love personal stories since it really shows the reader what the author is about. Thanks for sharing this story with us.

On other note, now I know who I am going to call about my own organic gardening mishaps!! It would be so much fun to garden with you.

Anna www.green-talk.com

How I got started?

Mary Clare Hunt — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:19:07 -0500

I was surfing the web looking for a place to donate a bike and saw an ad for an experienced gardener to train teen moms. (I'm a certified master garderner)

That was a couple of years ago. They had nice, raised beds, but they were rock hard due to the sun baking every side. The drip irrigation took care of that issue.

The hardest part for me to deal with was the continual season. My midwestern blood liked having the winters off. Here in OC winter means it's time for cold westher crops such as snap peas, kale, cabbage... to go in.

I LOVE this post, Mary Clare!

debra roby — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:04:18 -0500

I LOVE this post, Mary Clare!

Playing catch up on my reading from the past week, and just found this. It's a wonderful idea to work at a shelter! May I ask how you got started in this?

The full circle idea (seed to table) is one that many kids are not learning. Kudos for doing something like this.

Debra
A Stitch In Time
Weight for Deb

try gardening in an endless summer first...

Mary Clare Hunt — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:46:37 -0500

I miss my winters inside. We all need our downtime.

Thanks for the Love-ly comment Beth, it really is all about sharing the love.

It's all about love.

Beth Terry — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:13:20 -0500

I'm sitting here cuddling my kitty, who's purring contentedly in my lap, and reading your beautiful post, and realizing that all this talk of environmentalism and "saving the planet" is really about love. Love for each other and everything else that lives here. You certainly taught Victoria more than just how to garden or how to cook. Your example taught her about giving of ourselves and caring for each other.

Thank you!

Beth Terry http://www.fakeplasticfish.com

Every Garden can be an Eden!

Diane MacEachern — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:55:31 -0500

Diane MacEachern www.biggreenpurse.com Diane@biggreenpurse.com

Mary, This is such a lovely story. I, too, believe gardens and gardening can provide ways to rejuvenate the spirit and soul. Victoria has been so lucky to have you, and the Eden you and she created together. No doubt, you and the garden have been incredibly important to her life. Thanks for being such a great role model. (Now, how about coming out here and helping me with MY wretched excuse for a garden?)

Love this reminiscing...

Mama Bird — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:37:11 -0500

The garden sounds amazing and even more so because of the wonderful sense of community you've developed. Now, if we could only import your SoCal climate here to DC...

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