One brother-in-law flew back to Chicago Saturday and another arrived yesterday from Washington, D.C. Tom, my sister Linda’s husband, is the head librarian and gardener-in-chief at a private school outside Washington. He recently was designated beekeeper at the school as well. Where gardening is concerned, he really knows his stuff. He’s here for a week […]
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The new year brought a surprising revelation: my guest post questioning the current model for community gardens came in third place for the year at the internationally renowned Garden Rant blog. That would be in terms of the number of comments the post elicited from readers. My reward: the “Top 10 Garden Ranter” badge you […]
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Much has been written about Michelle Obama and her White House vegetable garden. But not so much has been heard from all the kids at our own Bancroft Elementary School who’ve done so much to help with the garden. Sarah Bernardi, the art teacher at Bancroft who helps maintain the school’s edible gardens, has a great […]
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