By Todd Lancaster Somewhere in the wilds of Parke County I was forced to confront my fear — a fear of camping, also known as living like it’s 1685. For many years people have tried to convince me that sleeping outdoors beats sleeping indoors, that a pit toilet is not nearly as bad as it sounds, and people participating in a makeshift “Florida-Georgia Line” concert two … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2020
Farming in the age of coronavirus
Growers adapt to new policies and practices to keep workers, consumers safe By Natalie Reidford While many of us have ups and downs in our careers, farming and uncertainty are inseparable. Those who work the land have their eyes and ears trained to factors that affect them before they affect the rest of us. Shopping this year at the Historic Vincennes Farmers Market … [Read more...]
Growing in the city
Grow City Teaching Garden demonstrates healthy-garden basics By Natalie Reidford Seventy-five years separate them, but World War II and Grow City Gardens are connected. The connection formed when Laura DeBrock and Grow Organic educator Terri Talarek King, both members of the Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District Education Committee, talked about victory … [Read more...]
Planting sunshine
Francis Vigo chapter NSDAR plants Sunshine Garden to share produce with community members By Natalie Reidford Inspired by the Victory Gardens of World War II, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution directed a new initiative to its members: plant a Sunshine Garden in one’s yard and donate the produce to those in need. The Francis Vigo Chapter of the … [Read more...]
So you want to grow a garden
Newbies share stories about the good, the bad and the growing in gardening By Natalie Reidford For some, planting a garden has been a springtime ritual for years or decades. Others around the area decided to try gardening this year for the very first time. What does a first-time garden look like? In Knox County, a beginner’s garden looks like a row of five-gallon … [Read more...]