April 2010
Its that time again!
It is finally time to get out your shovels, trowels and gardening gloves again! It seems like only yesterday that 8 foot icicles hung off of the gutters of my house in Clintonville. I am glad to say that is long gone and it is just about time to plant your gardens. Whether you are involved in a community garden, have a vegetable garden or simply love flower gardens, digging in the dirt can be rewarding for the things produced and the time you get to spend with friends and family. My wife and I have a small 5 foot by ten foot box garden in our back yard that we started last year and we are very proud of it. We grew a pretty good variety of vegetables and herbs and are still trying to decide what to plant this year. We grew fairly typical vegetables, things like bell peppers, a few varieties of tomatoes, zuchinni and my personal favorite...eggplant. The thing that is so much fun about gardening at our house is the ways that it brings our family together.
Seasonal Recipes for Health
In my personal life, I have been experiencing lots of changes that I have not written about on our blog. First, I am very happy to share that my honey and I are going to have our first baby in early fall. I have reached the halfway point, and am really excited. My happiness is tempered by a certain amount of not sadness excatly, but something closer to anxiety, because my Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks ago. On Tuesday my Mom had surgery, and it went very, very, well. I am home with my parents (aren't they cute?) this week to help out around the house a bit, and to spend some time with them.
Compost Critters
So, in keeping up with Earth Day celebrations and spring time planting, I have been getting ready (and have started already) to plant flowers and edible plants in my back and front yards. I also have the desire to start a compost pile next to my garage. My fear, having seen many stray cats, oppossums, and raccoons in my neighborhood, is that they will tear into it (the compost pile) scattering my pile into the alley behind my house and create a HUGE mess.
Making Mother Earth Proud
So as many of the people who stumble or regularly read this blog know, Earth Day is near, and as always, Local Matters has some opportunities for you to do your part. Buckeye Forest Council, Green Columbus, and Rainforest Action Network are planting 10,000 trees between Saturday and Sunday April 17-18.
Local Matters will be planting Community Gardens at Lincoln Park Elementary (where I'll be!), ECLC (Early Childhood Learning Center on Rudy Rd), and ECEFC (Early Childhood Education of Franklin County on Johnstown Rd.)
