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Three decades of Growing Good Food in the Northwoods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Down to Earth Information, Experiences, Thoughts

        Welcome to my online garden! I can't take you into my garden in person but I'll do my best via online bytes. Gardening is as much fun now as it was when I started over thirty years ago. I am a new gardener every time I step through the gate and onto the mulch; it is always a wonder. As a long-time organic gardener, I enjoy a cooperative and simple approach to growing food. I garden because it is my passion, but it is also our food. 
        I plant open-pollinated seed and most are heirlooms. They have earned their spot in the line-up in my garden and in generations of gardens before mine. Those I don't grow myself I buy from independent seed companies specializing in open-pollinated varieties. It's wonderful to grow plants that were selected for the conditions here.
         We usually have a 75 to 90 day frost-free growing season though there have been years when it has dropped below freezing every month. There really is no such thing as a "usual" year. Sometimes we get the hottest, the coldest, the wettest, and the driest all in one season! It makes for challenging but very interesting gardening, and I love it.
         I've been fortunate to be able to share gardening adventures with many people over the years through  "Countryside Magazine" and talks and presentations. I hope you will find here bits and pieces that you can use in your own gardening endeavors. Happy Gardening!