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Kidโ€™s Read-Aloud: The Enormous Carrot

Kidโ€™s Read-Aloud: The Enormous Carrot

The Enormous Carrot is a story about two gardeners who accidentally grow a carrot SO BIG they canโ€™t pull it out of the ground themselves. They ask friends and neighbors to help. And by working together, the team finally harvests the enormous carrot! All of the friends...

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Recipe for a Garden that Grows!

Recipe for a Garden that Grows!

Nutrient-rich food grown right from home to boost your immune system and help fight diseaseโ€ฆ thatโ€™s what we call a homegrown health plan. Plus, have you ever noticed how people who grow food laugh more and smile more? When you follow Stacey's garden recipe, you will...

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Growing Greens for Your Family

Growing Greens for Your Family

Homegrown tastes SO goodโ€ฆThere's nothing like fresh-picked vegetables and herbs, chock full of flavor. And when you grow your own, there are so many varieties to choose from so you're never bored with your food! Good News! You don't need a lot of space to grow your...

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Growing Basil & Avocados: A Tale of Two Plants

Growing Basil & Avocados: A Tale of Two Plants

Every single plant you decide to grow can make a huge difference in your life. How about $1,000 in groceries per year from just ONE garden pot? Itโ€™s all about choosing the right varieties for your strategy and goalsโ€ฆ Thatโ€™s what makes growing food WORTH IT! So just...

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Mason Bees: 5 reasons you want them in your garden

Mason Bees: 5 reasons you want them in your garden

Youโ€™ve heard about the beeโ€ฆ but have you heard about the mason bee? There are approximately 20,000 known species of bee on this planet, and 139 of those species are mason bees. If youโ€™ve never heard of them, let me fill you in a bit because these little critters are...

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Conscious Nutrition

Conscious Nutrition

BY: Guest Heather Fleming I am Heather Fleming, a Clinical Nutritionist who is also an emotional eater, recovering perfectionist, and very rebellious with my relationship with food. Instead of obsessing about trying to follow a perfect diet, I created Conscious...

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Black Lives Matter: message from Grow Your Own Vegetables

Like so many others, we are devastated and heartbroken by the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless others. Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones. 2020 has challenged us on so many levels. The silver lining of these...

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Meet Gina the โ€œMake it Happenโ€ Gardener

When you see someone who believes in the nourishment of a garden SO much that she buys a blackberry bush BEFORE she even has a yard, you just have to find out what happens next! Meet Gina from California. ย  Gina is busy! A doctor and a mother of two, she decided she...

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