It’s Not Too Late
Just because January 1st has come and gone, that’s no reason you can’t make a New Year’s resolution to start that compost pile you’ve always wanted. There’s nothing to it, other than a trip outside....
View ArticleBACK to School Special!
Kids are going back to school and what better way to greet them than with a brand new book? Wild Tales & Garden Thrills, by D.S. Venetta, is a new fiction series for elementary-aged children...
View ArticleCreate A Butterfly Garden Today!
Kids love butterflies. And who can blame them? Talk about excitement, there’s nothing sweeter than watching the fluttering wings of a butterfly in action, knowing they’re making one of the most...
View ArticleEarth Day for Kids!
Earth Day began back in April of 1979 coinciding with the birth of the environmental movement. Poor air and water quality were fundamental to the movement, along with protecting endangered species, a...
View ArticleWild Ain’t Always Pretty
As an organic gardener, I employ the art of crop rotation in my garden. Basically, after harvesting a bed of glorious bounty, I till the soil and follow the crop with something that is amenable to...
View ArticleLet’s Can Peppers!
Wahoo~my Hungarian Wax peppers are ready to be canned!! It’s the moment my son has been waiting for. He can’t wait to get started harvesting–well, in between entertaining the neighbor girl peering at...
View ArticleCommunity Gardens Bonus for Kids!
Introducing the brand new book in the Wild Tales & Garden Thrills series by D.S. Venetta…. It’s The Muddy Fingers Garden Crew to the Rescue! Jamal Livingston is stressed out. His community garden...
View Article3 Things Great School Lunches Have in Common
I don’t know about you, but now that it’s back-to-school time, I find myself on lunch duty. It’s the least I can do. I mean, my kids have been cleaning up after themselves, doing their own laundry,...
View ArticleHalloween Pumpkins = Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin. I know this year we see everything pumpkin from oatmeal to coffee, but it all originally began with the pumpkin pie. You know what I’m talking about. Decadent aromas,...
View ArticlePlant City Strawberry Festival
You know it’s strawberry season when the strawberry displays at your local grocery or farmer’s market begin to GROW in size—enormous size—taking up space from the front to the back and all across the...
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