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Life Among the Ruins

Plants want to grow. In fact, annual plants especially want to live their one and only short life cycle to the max. So when some early summer intense storms caused flooding in the basement of The Chapel Barrington campus, this theory was put to the test. Some quick action had to be taken to move our 8 raised bed gardens to make way for heavy equipment sent to resolve the flooding situation. Our hard work and thriving vegetable … Read entire article »
Filed under: Raised Beds, Square Foot Gardening, Vegetables
Free Farmers Market

Free Farmers Market Today Back in May I attended a meeting of a group of folks interested in bringing healthy food to a food desert in Lake County Illinois. They were pastors, non-profit leaders, forest preserve and community health representatives, gardeners, and concerned citizens. This group had been meeting for some time and there was already much momentum. By July 29th the Manna Garden Initiative was born. And a Free Farmers Market was held every Friday at Trinity AME … Read entire article »
Filed under: Manna Garden Initiative, Vegetables