Backyard Scavenger Hunt: Limerick Edition!
The first week that school was cancelled, my six year-old son, Danny, and I were hanging out in our yard one sunny morning with his two younger siblings. Looking around the yard and trying to think happy thoughts about spring, we decided to write some riddles for his cousins who live in Utah. I figured it would give him something to focus on while we were outside, and as a follow-up activity, he could draw "hint pictures" to describe each item that you might find in a kid's b
The Poetry Corner
We asked the poets who have been part of the Growing Center's Poetry in the Garden reading series for poems, either their own or by others, to help get us through these uncertain times. Here are a few: Susan Donnolly offered one of her own poems: "A Morning Moon"
is memory, or doubt
something leftover
in the heart, regret
perhaps, or a thought
lingering like dust on
a half-erased blackboard
a reminder of sorrow
even for one
who hours earlier
had watched from an
April Matching Gift Challenge Success! Plus, a New Challenge and Raffle Drawing for May!
A big THANK YOU to all of our wonderful friends and supporters, because last month, we not only succeeded in matching the $500 gift we received, but we MORE than DOUBLED it! Thanks to all of you, in the month of April we raised $1,101, and this is in addition to the $500 we received from our anonymous donor! We are truly grateful to be able to use these funds to continue the Growing Center's mission in our 2020 season. We continue working with a limited group of volunteers to
Gardening During a Pandemic
Lines at the store. Bare produce shelves. Empty frozen foods aisles. This is our reality now––or at least, it was for a few weeks. For those of us who actually enjoyed food shopping before, it's turned into nothing but a huge stress on our lives, a chore that takes up half the day. So what have many people turned to, city dwellers, suburbanites, and country folks alike––as a way to pass the time at home and cut down on the stress and cost of grocery shopping? Gardening. The o
