Food & Flowers

Garden maven Mike Nowak sums up this idiocy nicely: “There are 5.5 million Cook County residents, and Extension has reached nearly 1 million residents since January 2011 through face-to-face teaching by staff and volunteers, and web-based outreach. 60,000 volunteer hours were contributed by Extension volunteers – a program value estimated at $1,307,400.00 Cutting funds is seriously false economy.”

YOU CAN HELP - see Ms. Botts’s story for how.  And DO IT NOW! 

Handy hints on interesting places to find quality plants and hands-on advice for your 2012 garden.  

New on the Local Beet: a peek at first Evanston outdoor farmers market of 2012, and a heads-up for the last Glenwood Indoor Market until the snow flies again (if it ever does). Check it out!