National Honor Society kids come to volunteer at our Community Garden workdays. Most of them are amazed at how vegetables grow since they have never seen a farm. We feed them all kinds of things out of the garden and they comment about how much better it is when just picked. They especially liked the Armenian cucumber eaten like a chip with dip. This weekend will be fresh picked raw asparagus but I'll have to tell them not to try eating grocery store asparagus raw. The goal is to spread the knowledge one child at a time but I don't think we'll live long enough to make much difference unless more people start helping.

Greeting from another Michigan wintersower! I have some asters, not sure what kind though, they were snatched from some-one elses flowerbed(with permission).Drk purple and about two ft high. How about some rugosa roses and grape hyacinths?? Echinacea would be good too, the kids might not see the flowers but could watch the birds that eat the seed. I have all those seed. You might also try perennial sweet pea if you've got the room-mine are still around but I don't have any seed right now. Also try wild violets-I have plants but no seed. -B

Hi, Not sure if I am too late or not. However, I have organo, sage and various mints: Lemon balm (lots) peppermint balm of gilead (tons) grapefruit mint I'm interested in your irises. PLMK. Thanks.

That's sounds interesting! Thanks Mia, I'll be inviting both my sisters. :) Alexis