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Dave
Southern Indiana
USDA Zone 6bAn organic (mostly) gardener shares his thoughts about gardening, nature, food and striving to be self-sufficient.
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Tag Archives: food pantry garden
Church Garden Update
The Church Garden (aka Love Garden) got off to a rocky start in 2011, but lately things are looking up. Here’s what has happened so far this year. On April 7th, my wife and I planted potatoes at the garden … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged cucumber, food pantry garden, Love Garden, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
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Ramping Up
As the days are slowly but surely getting longer, they are also getting busier here at HA. I seem to be smack dab in the middle of full-blown seed starting mode! I’ve got one 200-cell plug flat full of seedlings … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Food, food pantry garden, Impact community garden, planning, seeds
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New Project for 2011 (or Making an Impact)
I’m really excited to be involved with a new gardening project for 2011. And it’s pretty interesting how it all came about. Back early this year, my wife and I visited a local craft show to do some research on … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged food pantry garden, Gardening, Impact community garden, soap, teaching
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We’re Cookin’ Here!
Things are cooking here at Happy Acres, both literally and figuratively. We are in the grips of another heat wave, with temps hitting 100F yesterday and heading for 102 today. And even though it’s been a hot, dry summer, the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bees, butterflies, compost, Food, food pantry garden, Gardening, summer, tomatoes
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Church Garden Update
Our church garden is coming along nicely now, producing our first harvests last week. We took squash and cukes to two different organizations. The harvests are still small, but they will grow in size as the plants get bigger. All … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged cucumber, Food, food pantry garden, squash, tomatoes, volunteering
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One Tomato, Two Tomato…
…three tomato, four! I know that’s not the way the rhyme goes, but that’s the way I have felt in this Week Of Planting Tomatoes. The tomato planting frenzy started Wednesday, when I planted 200 or so tomatoes in our … Continue reading
April Is A Busy Month
It seems I have had little time for blogging this month, which is not surprising to me. April is usually a busy month here at Happy Acres. For one thing, the greenhouse and plant racks are bursting at the seams … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged food pantry garden, Gardening, lasagna garden, onions, tomatoes
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