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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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Tag Archives: food pantry garden
December Harvests
Around this time of year people often ask me “is your garden done for yet?” I always tell them no, because gardening is a year round thing here at HA. And with winters that seem to be getting milder each … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged arugula, Asian greens, carrots, donating, food pantry garden, lacinato kale, lettuce, turnips
15 Comments
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
13 Comments
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 Gardening
Tagged Food, food pantry garden, Impact community garden, planning, plug flat, seeds
9 Comments
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
8 Comments
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
5 Comments