Articles filed under Giving Garden
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Giving Garden efforts beginning to take rootJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Tucked away in a vacant lot surrounded by industrial parks, a bevy of tomatoes and zucchinis are starting to ripen. The food, and the 240-square-foot garden where it's g...
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Economy taking toll on food pantriesJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A new wave of arrivals is landing on the doorstep of area food pantries: those recently laid off from work. Couple that with the ever-increasing numbers of people needin...
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The Produce Man thrives in West ChicagoJul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - At the Resurrection Food Pantry, folks call him the Produce Man. At home he's The Farmer. Dennis Miller says he's actually just a Regular Guy doing what needs to be done...
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Giving Garden hopes to top last year's harvestJun 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Tomatoes still look like teeny marbles. Bunches of broccoli are just starting to form. Lettuce, though, is going strong. It's still early, but the vegetable gardening se...
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Young sprouts learn their garden lessons wellMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Cultivating a garden at a school sounds like it would be pretty easy. You've got the kids; all you need is some dirt and seeds, right? Anyone who believes this probably ...
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Elk Grove man's passion was his garden, charityFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Over the last eight years, Floyd K. "Red" Lundeen contributed hundreds of pounds of fresh vegetables to the food pantry at Elk Grove Township. Items have ranged from som...
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DuPage Co. notable newsmakersDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - When we reflect on 2007 in DuPage County, we might remember the fascination with the emergence of the 17-year cicada. Or we might remember the arrival of the destructive...
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New St. Joseph cancer center gets a nameOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - On Oct. 2, more than 300 people celebrated the groundbreaking at the new Cancer Care Center at Provena St. Joseph Hospital. At the ceremony, President and CEO Bill Brown...
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Summer's bounty comes through big timeSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - This summer's abundant rain and soaring mercury translated into bulging food pantry shelves. Gardeners' generosity, it seems, grew as fast as most lawns. For the first t...
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Giving Garden a festival with a purposeSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - If you are finding yourself with an abundance of cucumbers, zucchini and parsnips this growing season, there is an option other than daily stews and salads. "Most peopl...