3
Nov
2016
10:00 PM

A Long Midwestern Winter Ends in November

Rooting for the Chicago Cubs to win the 2016 World Series brings everyone together Something good finally happened. That is the explanation for the unadulterated joy that is sweeping Cubs fans across the country. Sure, the Cubbies’ 2016 World Series

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8
Mar
2016
11:11 PM

In the Garden: Selecting Seeds

With my garden planning steaming ahead, I had to start choosing the actual plants I am going to try to grow this year. The Baker Creek catalog of heirloom seeds has been my constant companion for the past few weeks, and

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3
Mar
2016
10:30 PM

In the Garden: Garden Planning 2016

The chill of winter is on the wane here in Pennsylvania, at least for now. Though we likely are in for another spell or two of cool to cold weather, the temps in the 60s and 70s have launched me into

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11
Sep
2015

Helping the Hungry, Here at Home

View image | gettyimages.com When my daughter was in kindergarten at Sellersville Elementary School, I had a flexible enough work schedule that I was able to spend an hour a week volunteering in her classroom to help the gaggle of

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15
Aug
2015
11:01 PM

In the Garden - Tomatoes are Flourishing

Busy, busy lately. Summer is flying by. Just a quick post today to show off the flourishing tomato plants. Yum. First up, the Sweet 100s. This hybrid has grown like crazy - it is over 6 feet tall - and is

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8
Aug
2015
11:41 PM

Farmers' Market Growing Roots in Perkasie

One of the most enjoyable spin-offs of the local food movement has been the birth - or rebirth - of farmers' markets all across the country. In 2014, 8,268 farmers' markets were operating across the United States, up an astronomical

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16
Jul
2015
9:51 PM

In the Garden - The Easiest Way to Remove Squash Bug Eggs

The scourge of the gardener is pests. And diseases. And critters that eat things you are trying to grow.  And too much rain. And not enough rain. Okay, so gardeners have several scourges. If you are growing any of the cucurbit

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