We have truly enjoyed our school garden and the wonderfully fresh and flavorful vegetables and herbs it has produced! Shortly after the start of the new school year, we held a family picnic. Everyone was asked to bring a dish.

With the help of our resident gardener, mom, and chef extraordinaire, Melissa Hall, the Garden Club made a tasty recipe to share:
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Families are tossing out about 14% of all food they bring into the home, according to research at the University of Arizona. That’s an average of 470 pounds of food per year! Fresh fruits and vegetables make up a large portion of that poundage, mostly because it goes bad before it can do your body good.

To help you say, “Whoa” to waste,
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Calling all school and community gardens! Burpee is now accepting applications for its 2012 “I Can Grow” Youth Garden Award. This special program provides vegetables, herbs and other gardening resources to worthy organizations.

Do you have what it takes to win the grand prize? We’re looking for established or start-up gardens that demonstrate....

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In just a few short days, 63 excited 3rd graders will be planting at the Salem Hills community garden. Anna, Matt, Nora and Gavin took time out of their busy school day to talk about the garden:

• Anna can’t wait to grow tomatoes.
• Matt would like to grow some potatoes.
• Nora wants beans.
• Gavin wants to....
  
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April 28 was our big Planting with Burpee Day and we could not have ordered a more beautiful day! It was hard to believe that just 24 hours prior, horrific storms were wreaking havoc across the Southeast, and Nashville was absolutely saturated. We lucked out! The sun was out and we had a nice breeze — perfect gardening weather!

The Burpee Installation....

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