Gardening Joy Blog http://www.gardening-for-joy.com/gardening-blog.html The Gardening Joy Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the gardening-for-joy.com Web site. Please subscribe here. en-us gardening Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:41:26 GMT Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:41:26 GMT gardening-for-joy.com Dec 13, Cool-weather greens are the gift that gives back http://www.gardening-for-joy.com/gardening-blog.html#Cool-weather-greens-are-the-gift-that-gives-back Yet another great article by one of my favorite journalist, John A Starnes Jr with practical information about what will grow in cooler weather. Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:33:29 GMT Oct 23, Food Banks Solutions for the Growing Food Hunger in America http://www.gardening-for-joy.com/gardening-blog.html#Food-Banks-Solutions-for-the-Growing-Food-Hunger-in-America Really inspiring article by Times Writer Camille C Spencer about how food banks like Volunteer Way are solving the growing food hunger problem in America. It is really great to see how many communities are successfully doing something about this plight and the companies who are chipping in to contribute to their success. The article discusses problems and challenges these organizations face to accomplish their goals. <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article865339.ece" target="_blank"><i>Garden gives Pasco food bank fresh, renewable source</i><br /></a> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:42:22 GMT Sep 23, Inspiring article in Chicago Sun Times this morning http://www.gardening-for-joy.com/gardening-blog.html#Inspiring-article-in-Chicago-Sun-Times-this-morning Read this inspiring article in Chicago Sun Times this morning <I>Urban farmer awarded 'genius' grant</I>. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:28:02 GMT Sep 19, Reasons to Garden http://www.gardening-for-joy.com/Reasons-to-Garden.html Concerns from reducing pollution, greenhouse gases, energy consumption, and the burden on our landfills, to protecting our increasingly scarce water supply, plants and animals from extinction, and against serious threats to human health, have risen on the list of public interests causing many more people to go green. There are simple but meaningful actions people can take to save our planet for future generations and us including choices to recycle, composting, using energy efficient light bulbs, or using barrels to collect rainwater. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:47:13 GMT Sep 16, Increased interest in gardening http://www.gardening-for-joy.com/gardening-blog.html#Increased-interest-in-gardening Found this great article in our local paper about a variation of a raised bed vegetable garden. It has information about the current increased interest in gardening. Title says it all: <I>Sow seeds of security in a vegetable garden</I> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:55:18 GMT