Author Archives: Ann Lovejoy

Helping To Heat Up A Chilly Spring

Baby, It’s Cold Out There It’s May! Blossom and bird song fill the air. The garden’s all prepped. The beds are made and mulched. The plants are tucked in place, ready to grow. I said, READY to GROW. Hello? If … Continue reading

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Spring Chickens

When Smarter Means Better My favorite local grocery store features Smart Chickens, organically grown, uncaged birds that have been fed a balanced, nutritious diet and allowed to roam freely. Unlike most commercially grown chickens, these are plump without being watery … Continue reading

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Celebrating Spring Tenderness

Amazing Asparagus When it’s still too cold and wet to plant much in mid-April, the wise gardener finds comfort in the kitchen. Among spring’s great gifts is fresh, local asparagus, not airlifted in from gigantic water sucking agribusinesses in Peru … Continue reading

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Think Of Weeding As Great Exercise

Spring Has Sprung A Leak As I write this, hail and slush splat fitfully against my windows. True to form, April is bringing showers of various kinds to smash and puncture the unfolding foliage and flowers of May. Ah, Spring, … Continue reading

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