1. Valley Natural Foods has organic seeds for sale. The seeds provided by High Mowing Seeds are noted as being an independantly-owned, farm-based seed company dedicated to supporting sustainable agriculture and providing farmers and gardeners with the highest quality certified organic seed.
I need to start getting my planting ready early this year. We were a bit late last year and with the crappy weather all summer (cold) we did not get the yield we had hoped for. What are you planning on growing in your home gardens this year?
2. An excellent writeup of the Burnsville Perfomring Arts Center citizen advisory board by Thisweek’s John Gessner.
I watched the meeting myself and was absolutely shocked at how the council handled the situation. The staff provided them with a few options and instead of coming ready to discuss them, it was as if they hadn’t even taken the time to read through what was provided. Then the mayor decided she was going to lead a self-appointed task force of her and Mary Sherry (the last two people I’d like see working on anything of importance) to do some more work before a future meeting which will determine the fate of a bunch of poor people who will take the political heat while the council pretends their hands are clean.
3. The Star Tribune reports more about the Burnsville/Savage water issue. The best part of this story, which is the same dead horse they’ve all been beating for way too long, are the comments such as this gem:
Get rid of Betty
Kautz has to go, too many screw ups, she just loves to spend and cut ribbons. Maybe she should go work at Michaels.
posted by miracleman1 on Mar. 10, 10 at 9:46 PM
Personally I’m tired of the story and I have a feeling it will never be fixed even after Burnsville sinks even more money into it. Sucks to be you Savage and Burnsville residents.
4. A great shot of some cattails next to a lake in Eagan. Another of the recent full moon and blue sky out of Lakeville.
6. The Minnesota Sun reports that Dakota County spent $300,000 on a high-end video conferencing system which makes it easier for employees to communicate between the regional centers. This will supposedly save on travel costs and make training and communication easier between Apple Valley, Hastings, and West St. Paul.
Personally I think it should be used solely for Dakota County residents called to jury duty. I should not have to drive to Hastings with as little money as they provide you per diem, when the county employees don’t. Right?
By the way, the reason I haven’t been linking to the Sun’s content lately is because their website (and its feeds) are entirely too difficult to navigate and/or subscribe to. I used to have a hacked feed which no longer operates and their own system is pretty crappy so I have to manually check what they offer–and I forget–a lot.
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That’s it for this week’s roundup. I’m mainly interested in your gardening for 2010 and your thoughts on a natural gas fired power plant in Rosemount. Is it necessary? Will it pass? If it didn’t work in the previous city, why will it work in Rosemount? Whatever you have to say about any of the topics above go ahead and comment on as I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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March 12th, 2010 at 8:45 am
South Metro News Roundup: March 12th, 2010 (http://bit.ly/cU4FzB)
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March 12th, 2010 at 10:52 am
I grew up gardening a lot and didn’t really love it. We’re in a townhouse and our deck is completely shaded, so it’s not much of an option. I suppose there are still shade plants we could grow in pots, but my wife has only done a few herbs and that’s about it.
March 12th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Garden.. what’s a garden… honestly though, I don’t expect to have time to start one this year. The wife always wants to start one (even bought the chicken wire and stakes to protect it from the bunnies) but find she doesn’t have the time either.
Water quality in Burnsville? I dunno, I’d just let it ride at this point. The issue should have been around long enough that people are used to the taste by now. As long as it’s meeting the standards, I’d quit throwing money at it and get used to it. Welcome to your Quality of Life in Burnsville.
Only 300,000 for video conferencing? I’d call that mid-end, not high end. Cisco stuff ain’t cheap. I didn’t mind going to Hastings for Jury duty.
March 12th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
I’m planning on growing tomatoes in some of these bins: http://earthtainer.tomatofest.com/
I built one of them last year and had a great tomato yield with nice, big, healthy plants. They always have the right amount of water and you can’t over-water them.
I’m planning on building 3 or 4 more of them this year. They’re great for condo patios and the like which get good sun.
March 12th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
After years of planning and false starts, we were able to finally put in our kitchen gardens last year. We live on a typical suburban lot in Lakeville – just .25 acre – and we have been studying compact / space saving techniques that are giving us great yields. We have put in blueberry bushes and strawberry plots in a decorative plan in our front yard. We have 4 dwarf apple trees in back, along with six raised gardens (our yard is very uneven) that measure 4′ x 8′ each. The seeds this year are 90% heirloom, and include tomatoes, root veggies, bush melons, peas/beans, herbs and greens.