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Roommates Mike Minnix and Brandon Hulett have been working on their garden for about a year. The house they moved in to had a large in ground pool that had been filled in with dirt. The space makes a great… [Read More]
Our adventure in gardens continues with Stephanie and Dan Sherwood’s large and bountiful Garden of Eatin’ in Linden. When they purchased their home three years ago, they were pleasantly surprised to find out that it also came with quite a… [Read More]
Britany Hoeffer did not grow up gardening. She got involved with the Summit Community Garden and has been leading it for about two years. The garden was started in 2008 by Josh Blankenbeckler. He was involved in the student chapter… [Read More]
Franklinton Gardens – an urban farming project located in the historic west side neighborhood of Franklinton – is currently competing for $50,000 in funding through the Pepsi Refresh Project. Started in 2007 as a lone community garden on a small… [Read More]
Alan Jazak has been a resident of Westgate for sixteen years. Before that, he was living in downtown Columbus in a twelve unit place on Town St. that he really enjoyed. But the time came when he felt making the… [Read More]
The Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA) is a grassroots coalition of farmers, backyard gardeners, consumers, retailers, educators, researchers, and others who share a desire to build a healthy food system that brings prosperity to family farmers, helps preserve… [Read More]
The Central Ohio Home & Garden Show kicked off on February 27th, and will continue to run through Sunday, March 7th at the Ohio Expo Center. Guest appearances at this year’s event include writer Tracy DiSabato-Aust, HGTV stars Jamie Durie… [Read More]
After you have made tomato sandwiches, salads, stews, and more, it is tempting to just toss the rest of your CSA or home garden tomato harvest in the compost heap. Preserving tomatoes is not that hard and you will thank… [Read More]
Many people put their garden beds to rest after the tomatoes have ripened, but that need not be the case. Now is the time to plan and prepare for fall vegetable garden plantings, also called succession planting. It’s a great… [Read More]
Becke and Paul Boyer have turned their backyard into a wonderful space that yields lots of food. They love having such a variety of foods available from their own yard. Some of the things they are growing include: raspberries, blueberries,… [Read More]
Dru and Jeannie Simmons are not new to gardening. They have been participating in the Italian Village community garden for a number of years. But this year, the plot was sold and no longer able to be used as a… [Read More]
Growing food ourselves is seeing a resurgence in popularity, at least in part due to concerns about the economy. Thanks to Greg Maynard’s vision, even Goodale Park has edible plants tucked into flower beds this year. (Have you spotted them?)… [Read More]
Ah, April showers. I am lovin’ this rain today! Each rain encourages more of the plants in my yard to peek out. Every few days, I notice something new in the yard. Last year, I expanded the woodland garden in… [Read More]
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