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grows By Karen Cohen Morse, Morah Karen’s Garden
tomato that is way overripe, the ends of carrots, the seeds s a Jewish mom, I am always aware of my inside a cantaloupe—all seeds, perfect for planting. connection to Caring for Creation. Maybe now even more. All these vegetables need no special preparation for planting. You just need If you are like me, the gloves, a shovel and a good place to grow minute you heard about the Covid-19 “A tomato that is your “crops”; a place with enough sun in pandemic you started freaking out that way overripe, the the morning and not a lot in the afterhere wouldn’t be any safe fresh vegetables for your family to eat. ends of carrots, the noons, has proper drainage and bedding that will help hold in water. For bedding, When I garden, I plant the food my seeds inside a family eats… from the very food that my I like pine needles because they break cantaloupe—all down into nutrients for the soil. family eats. I started saving lettuce hearts and the root ends of my green onions, I feel such a connection with the earth, perfect for when I garden this way. I am truly carrots and radishes to plant. I am proud planting.” humbled by all that Hashem has given to say that I have at least a dozen heads of lettuce that have been harvested me, such as the ability to provide nourishment for my family and hopefully multiple times, and I have even more to plant. The same for my green onions and radishes. encourage other families to begin their own gardens. My mind has been filled with so many gardening ideas. We don’t really think about all the food we throw away. A
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