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Mid-July is seed starting time if you are planning a fall garden.  But what if you are new and not sure what to plant? It’s no secret that I’m a square foot gardening fan. One of my favorite resources is the Kitchen Garden Planner at Gardeners.com. READY MADE PLANS You can select from 6 pre-planned [...]

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Six years ago when I started buying organic produce in larger quantities, I knew I had to get better about storing it in the fridge or else it would be a waste.  Nothing is more depressing than brown lettuce, mealy apples, and gunky cucumbers! I stumbled across the “Fridgesmart” line by Tupperware back then and [...]

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Formerly known as Momm’s Meats & Popp’s Produce, Freshfields Farms has been around in some form since the late 1930′s and continues to provide a large variety of produce and meats tucked away a few streets from Orange Ave. 400 East Compton Street Orlando, Florida 32806 (407) 423-3309 WHAT’S HERE The building is divided into [...]

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My child and I have been puttering around in the garden setting up for the next wave of growing.  I’d ordered new “V” shape vegetable ladder supports from www.gardeners.com and realized I haven’t reviewed them here yet. I love these things! Not only is it a good design and sturdy, the size makes it square-foot-gardening [...]

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I recently got the list of Spring classes at the Orange County Extension Office. I’ve taken several of them before and always enjoy the information. With January closing in, I’m planning on refreshing myself with the organic gardening class and getting my raised beds up to par! CLASS INFORMATION You can download the PDF or [...]

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I’m a big fan of fresh produce. That’s why I grow some in my garden! But I can’t always grow everything I want! ORLANDO ORGANICS For a few years, I was getting my produce delivered from Orlando Organics. They have a big range for delivery. Unfortunately the driving routes changed and my house is no [...]

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I just signed up for the FREE spring vegetable garden class at the Orange County Extension Education Center. I took my first class last fall and came away with a lot of useful information, handouts, and a free tomato plant that I won in the raffle! While older children may enjoy it, plan to leave [...]

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I’m a new organic backyard gardener because I use it in homeschooling my daughter. As I wrap up fall harvesting, I know that I have to get my winter seeds going now so they will be of transplant size by the time I need them. Our last Orlando frost date according to Floridata is Jan [...]

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