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Plant a Vegetable Garden Together to Help Your Tight Budget

about.com
May 15, 2008
        
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Although Bob has loved gardening since he was a young boy, I really dislike pulling weeds. However, as fresh produce and gas prices continue to soar, I have a new appreciation for Bob's vegetable garden. My mom reminded me of my dad's vegetable gardens. I remember one garden that he fenced so... [read full story]                    

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Why You Should Garden as a Family

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As food prices shoot up, so do backyard gardens (The Christian Science Monitor)

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Why You Should Garden as a Family

misterarticle.com
May 17, 2008
        

With food prices going up I've been hearing more and more people talk about starting a garden. It's a great way to get a little more control over your food supply. It's also a great activity for the entire family, even fairly young children. How many little kids do you know that don't love bugs,...

                   

Urban gardens grow friendships

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May 17, 2008
        

More neighborhoods jump on community gardening trend By JENNIFER JUSTUS • Staff Writer • May 17, 2008 On a recent afternoon behind Standard Motor Parts, Sarah Bellos helped a young boy gather water for watermelon plants. The industrial West Nashville neighborhood off Charlotte Pike hardly evokes...

Rising produce prices sparks a return of the 'backyard garden'

kare11.com
May 16, 2008
        

It begins with a seedling, bears a fruit or vegetable and heads to the grocery store shelves, where the price of produce has been on the rise. Now that it's hip to be "green," and in some cases cheaper, the backyard garden is back. Home and garden centers across the United States are seeing more...

                   

Victory Gardening

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May 16, 2008
        

A friend recently mentioned victory gardens and recommended that we all should be looking at having them, considering the cost of fuel, which ripples out to affect the cost of food and everything else. “I want the garden tilled,” Meg said to her husband. “I don’t have a tiller,” he answered,...

                   

As food prices shoot up, so do backyard gardens (The Christian Science Monitor)

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May 15, 2008
        

By Alexandra Marks and Patrik Jonsson Thu May 15, 5:00 AM ET KILLINGWORTH, Conn.; and DECATUR, GA. - This year, 39 percent of people with backyards told the Garden Writers Association they planned to grow vegetables this year. "This is evolving into a perfect storm for vegetable gardening," says...

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