By joenesgarden, 1 year ago

GB Bloom Day-August

morning glory 7-09 perennial sweet pea-1 8-09 August 15, 2009.  It seems that summer-type weather – hot and humid – has finally arrived in Connecticut.  Morning glories to start the day and sweet peas grow not too far away.

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By joenesgarden, 1 year ago

Late blight marches on

August 11, 2009.  Late blight continues to rear its ugly head in Connecticut farms and gardens, according to a recent report in the Norwich Bulletin.  Because of the high risk of this windborne fungus spreading from location to location, I check my tomato plants daily. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station's Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology posted images of CT grown tomatoes with late blight.  For images of all types of tomato disease, visit Cornell University's Vegetable MD Online.

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By joenesgarden, 1 year ago

CT Grown Eats

CT grown August 8, 2009.  Today is the last 'official' day of Eat CT Grown, but this does not mean we cannot continue to enjoy the fresh grown vegetables and fruits, and other freshly made local products so easily found at CT farm stands and farmer's markets.  Yes, the campaign was poorly advertised – there is not even a mention of it on Buy CT Grown … nope not on the home page, the news page, or the event page.  Regardless, buying locally grown produce and other products is the best – outside of actually growing your own – way to get really fresh foods.  Besides, doing so supports local businesses and it's considered an environmentally-friendly practice.

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By joenesgarden, 1 year ago

Eat CT Grown

CT grown August 6, 2009. I'm usually pretty good at picking up on things such as this, but this announcement completely slipped under my radar. Thanks to a post I came across at Farmer's Daughter, I learned this week, August 2 through 8, is the first official CT Grown Challenge. In honor of National Farmers' Market Week.  CT Commissioner of Agriculture F. Philip Prelli invites residents of the state to join him in participating in the first official CT Grown Challenge. «For one week, I challenge every resident to eat at least one CT Grown item each day,» Commissioner Prelli said, according to this press release.

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By joenesgarden, 1 year ago

The People's Garden Initiative

August 4, 2009. The People's Garden project continues to grow. Earlier this year, the grounds surrounding the USDA Whitten Building in Washington, D.C. began the transformation from grassy and parking areas to a sustainable landscape dubbed The People's Garden – see my previous post for more background information. The project's progress is evident in photos taken on July 17.

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