News & Views
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Notes from Gary
Mar 13, 2020
A letter from AmpleHarvest.org to America’s gardeners
The nation, along with the rest of the world, is facing a monumental crisis. And like similarly scary and challenging...
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Notes from Gary
Mar 12, 2020
If They Told You To Work From Home, I’ve Done It For 40 Years
In 1976, I built a computer from a kit. It had 512 bytes of memory, connected to my TV’s rabbit...
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Notes from Gary
Jan 23, 2020
When is a Gardener Not a Gardener?
When an “accidental gardener” grows food they never planted. Visit any online real estate site and you are asked to...
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Notes from Gary
May 18, 2019
May 18, 2009
For most people, May 18 2009 was a lifetime ago. The President was Obama, we were listening to Black...
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Uncategorized
Mar 29, 2019
Gardeners, You Are Awesome!
If you haven’t heard about AmpleHarvest.org, let me start by saying it’s the program you may not have known that...
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AmpleHarvest.org
Mar 19, 2019
A Milestone Approaches
March 19, 2009 started like any other day – but ended very differently Three things to know about me: I’m...
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Notes from Gary
Feb 20, 2019
Black History Month
Black History Month Becomes Personal I’m a child of the 60’s. The Vietnam War, women’s rights, civil rights, hippies, rock...
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Volunteer
Feb 13, 2019
Murmuration of Volunteers
Perhaps you’ve seen a murmuration in real life or on television. It is when a group of birds (typically starlings)...
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News
Jan 10, 2019
Government Shutdown Impacts Food Pantries
Update: The government shutdown ended on January 25. Both chambers of the House approved a plan to reopen the US government...