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Where do you live and garden?: Northern Minnesota

How long have you been growing food?: forever!

Dream garden travel destination:: Nova Scotia, Ireland, Norway and Australia

Favorite foods:: fresh from the garden of course -

Well I have had to GIVE UP!

The perils of living in a Trailer Court in Mahnomen Minnesota! The Land Lord or owner of the TRAILER court - chose to mow down all my garden space - plants, herbs - took my tools my tomato cages hoses everything -

So I will not be having a garden this year in the Town of Mahnomen Minnesota - this year as I have had Since 2002 -

Some time life just sucks! Oh well it will come back on them! in some form or another -
Oh and by the way - They live in an apartment on top of the Beauty shop they own and his wife runs - I often have refered to them as roof rats - and all they are surrounded by is Cement and Tar! The nearest tree to the is a good block away!

some people just do not know what they are missing!

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At 11:04am on October 16, 2009, kate copsey said…: Becky
Sorry this took so long to accept - I hadn't noticed that little sign on 'invites'!
Kate

At 12:04pm on August 15, 2009, Sandra Badboy said…: Oh buy the way Damian comes home Tuesday.

At 12:04pm on August 15, 2009, Sandra Badboy said…: Hi Becky, thank you for turning me on to kitchen gardens. I am learning a lot. I am trying to get a pic. of my apple tree and post it. My tree is sick. Joann came and took pic. of the garden and well i was going to download them and did not get to it. I may have potatoe bugs or slugs she said. i don't know anything about them it does not sound good to me. 1 red tomatoe and a whole lot of green ones it is cool. i been working out there in the morning almost have it all weeded. Learning about some of the weeds. You should come over and look at it. Maybe i can tell you what i want to do you could tell me how to do it. You know that side off the house that does not grow grass? Do you think i have to sod it? Sorry about spelling my dislexia is kicking in.

At 3:28pm on July 13, 2009, Colleen said…: Thank you for adding me as a friend. I'm sorry to hear about your garden.

At 3:05pm on July 13, 2009, Ian said…: Hey Becky, so how do we tell someone we're in the chat room??? Just like this? or something cleverer?
Ian

At 1:17pm on July 13, 2009, Delores LeVau said…: Hi Becky,

Good to hear from another MN gardener. Sorry to hear your garden was mowed, that is just so wrong!

At 6:49am on July 13, 2009, TAR HEEL said…: my typing skills are minimal, so my replys tend to be short. sorry.

At 6:48am on July 13, 2009, TAR HEEL said…: Becky, I understand the ''roots'' you have there, I have them here.It's good you made a report in case it happens again.Let him ''live'' in his little ''paint-by-number'' world.He isn't happy and he knows it too.Show him what a ''real'' person should be.One more thing,...faith is a VERB. Not a noun. I know you understand.

At 7:36am on July 12, 2009, TAR HEEL said…: Becky,..time to move if you have the$$. THEFT is still illegal here in NC. Come on down. good-luck.

At 10:49am on June 22, 2009, Rana shafiq ur rehman said…: Green Circle Organization (GCO) is working on kitchen gardening / urban agriculture since many years in Pakistan. Some of the info you can find on www.gcopak.org. We would like to link our work with other intl orgs to share and learn. We have very good experience in enhancing urban food security. Pakistan has diverse climates and we would like to expand our work in different climatic zones in Pakistan. Any feedback in this regard would be welcome.

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