Home grown: Kitchen garden yields fresh produce, high satisfaction

July 3, 2008 · 3 Comments

Jon Standing pulls weeds from his small but thriving kitchen garden. The Douglas County Master Gardener plants a variety of produce, including asparagus, lettuces, okra, fava beans, celery, onions and cucumbers.

Photo by Richard Gwin

Good grief. There is this summer’s tomato scare, the spinach fright of 2007 and the floods in Iowa that have drowned huge quantities of corn. We want to eat foods like tomatoes, spinach and corn that are fresh and serve as a statement of perfection in their simplicity.

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July 3, 2008 · 13 Comments

The Fourth of July weekend will be filled with summertime activities. Please keep those activities fun and safe.

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Do you think the FBI should be able to investigate Americans based on terrorist profiles without any evidence of wrongdoing?

No, I think they should have to have done something wrong to warrant the investigation.

— Holly Davidson

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