Gardening season has begun at Federal Way school gardens.
In a recent Federal Way Mirror article, editor Andy Hobbs encouraged the development of “third places” in the city that will bring social well-being and happiness to citizens by creating places for social interaction.
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Mid-May is the very best time to be in the vegetable garden when you live in the Northwest. At this time of year, you can plant just about every vegetable that you want.
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“This is my year. I have talked about it and this year I am really going to do it. I’m going to grow my own vegetables.”
Is this you? I hear this over and over again. There certainly is a renewed interest in vegetable gardening. Many people are tired of the high prices of vegetables — especially organically grown ones, and the impact on the environment that the commercial production of our food causes.
However, if you have never grown your own veggies, or you have wanted to grow organically, you may not know how. Maybe you are wondering what new products or techniques are available.
