Growing your own

One of the best ways to assure the quality of your food is to grow it yourself. Start a food garden and learn the age-old skills of working with the soil, the satisfaction of being self-reliant and observing the cycle of seasons. Gardening is one of the best ways to connect to nature.

Here are a few things to think about when starting a garden:

• Soil types in Northeast Ohio
• Soil contamination issues
• Ecological, organic gardening practices
• Maximizing production in a small space
• Beyond fruits and vegetables to food self-reliance (raising chickens, bees and livestock which is legal in Cleveland and Cleveland Heights at this point)

Community Gardens of Northeast Ohio

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