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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Community Spotlight | Want to join the urban garden movement? Here’s a way in

August 31, 2023 michele525 Comments Off on Community Spotlight | Want to join the urban garden movement? Here’s a way in

“There are so many things I like about this garden,” said volunteer, Amelia Maseda, a ten-year member whose plot was filled with sweet potatoes, papaya, white eggplant, Malabar spinach and rosemary. “I think what I like most about it is that it’s a safe, peaceful place for the community.” […]

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In case you missed it – Lunar Eclipse

May 16, 2022 michele525 Comments Off on In case you missed it – Lunar Eclipse

The Blood Moon Eclipse as seen from a sidewalk in my New Port Richey neighborhood didn’t disappoint. Like the Grand Canyon, the Great Smoky Mountain, the giant Sequoias, and other natural treasures, the true wonder of it cannot be captured in a photograph. I gave it a shot anyway. […]

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

Working the Land: Urban Gardening Guru Jim Kovaleski Nurtures Food from His Front Yard to Your Dinner Table

January 31, 2021 michele525 Comments Off on Working the Land: Urban Gardening Guru Jim Kovaleski Nurtures Food from His Front Yard to Your Dinner Table

Seven a.m. on a Tuesday morning and Jim Kovalseki is up and at ’em in the front yard of his New Port Richey home, pulling bunches of radishes and turnips out of the soil as the sun gets to burning off the dewy mist that settled in overnight. […]