Archive for September, 2009


Recipe – Grilled Yellow Squash

Every year, in my garden, there’s always more squash and zucchini than we can use and I’m always looking for different ways to cook them. Here’s a recipe for a Grilled Yellow Squash (or Zucchini). It only takes about 30 minutes to prepare and cook. Ingredients: 4 medium Yellow Squash (or Zucchini) 1/2 cup Extra [...]

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Saving Tomato Seeds For Next Spring Planting

Our tomatoes are just about finished producing for the season so it is time to save some seeds for next year’s planting. Here is a good method for saving tomato seeds. To begin, you need one or two completely ripened tomatoes. Cut the tomatoes in half and scoop out the seeds. Put these seeds in [...]

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Happy Labor Day 2009

Labor Day has been a national holiday in the United States since 1894. That’s 115 years ago. It’s believed to have begun in 1882 as a parade for Union workers in New York City. The concept of celebrating our hard work then spread fairly quickly throughout the country. Even though summer doesn’t officially end for [...]

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White House Garden Update

You might think that the White House Garden is getting lots of publicity just because it’s a trendy, celebrity, first family, Michelle Obama puff piece. But if you dig a little deeper (excuse the pun), there’s good reason to bang this drum a little bit. For one, this is the first vegetable garden at the [...]

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