Click here for the Story or... most of it is copied below.By Teresa Youngblood, special to the Democrat, previous Magnolia School TeacherWhen his father asked him about his school day, Caleb Mathison, 13, replied, "I feel good. I moved a lot of dirt."And he and 15 of his classmates have the muddy shoes and dirt-caked fingernails to prove it.On Friday, the middle-schoolers along with two teachers,...
Health-- especially with a focus on childhood health-- is another thriving component of the food movement that I have yet to mention.My primary link into this emerging expression of the food movement is Jan Daly who works with the Leon County Health Department. I put in a garden at Jan's house last December. While digging in the dirt together, we share our dreams of community gardens, widespread...
A couple weeks back, Randy and Irene, got in touch with me about helping them start a garden. Only...they wanted "their" garden to go in their neighbor's yard. Come to find out, they were actually partnering with said neighbors-- in addition to another family across the street to start and maintain a raised vegetable ("community" or "friends") garden. The family with the most sun offered their...
Took a neglected corner of a Betton Hills backyard and spruced it up with a double, raised-bed Food Garden complete with mulched paths and an arbor. There are kale, brussel sprouts, two kinds of lettuce, spinach, red chard, and snap pea plants; cilantro, parsley, basil; shallot bulbs; and carrot and cucumber seeds. Tomatoes, peppers and squash will go in as it warms up a little.
My buddy, John is always chiding me because-- though I wear overalls-- when it comes to sunrise, I am no farmer. My cousin's boyfriend jubilantly, regularly, invites me to join his "crack-of-noon" club. Well, I daresay, I'm not thatlate of a sleeper, but when Jason, who works at Tallahassee Nurseries told me last week that he woke every morning at five so he could get up, drink coffee, greet the...