The Lowcountry Today – March 3, 2010
It’s a grey day today. Maybe March showers bring May flowers, but personally I could use a shot of sunshine. It would certainly help my disposition. I just got back from the gym. I love the way people are recycling their magazines to those of us on the thrifty side. With spring coming close I found an article saying that 19% more people are planting their fruits,herbs and vegetables this year over last. It also said that spending $70 on planting a food garden can yield $530 worth of produce per season.
With the trend of eating locally for freshness as well as community support, that certainly fits. But for those of us that don’t have the space, Making It Grow suggests that you go vertical. The tomato cages can be used for lots of other fruits and vegetables.
Those of us with not enough time can always support a community farm project. The produce my son got from his local farm was consistently excellent and a good variety each time. His sons enjoyed going out to the farm to pick it up too.
I just heard this morning that there’s a reason we feel like there’s not enough time in our lives. Each time there’s a large quake, the earth shifts on its north/south axis which effectively shortens our day by microseconds. Makes as much sense as any other reason.
I saw these red bud trees blooming downtown. Now there’s a more reliable harbinger of our spring than some animal in a hole in Pennsylvania. Red buds and tulip trees always come each year to let us know the wait is just about over.
Filed under: Lowcountry Today, Uncategorized on March 5th, 2010
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