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I'll never forget my first garden.  It was a behemoth thing; seventy-five-hundred square feet of hard clay and encroaching weeds.  I watched with much trepedation as my husband tilled the ground that spring.  I was convinced it was going to be an epic undertaking.  And it was.  I learned an important lesson that year: start small and work your way up.    Read more >

According to a recent New York Times article, more Americans are growing gardens not necessarily because they enjoy toiling in the dirt, weeds and sun, but because they can no longer afford not to. As prices continue to rise—and package sizes shrink—at the grocery store, some, especially in rural areas, are turning to the ways of their ancestors to fill their pantries and freezers.  Read more >