Would you like to brighten up winter with the taste of garden tomatoes? Are you having trouble using peppers from your garden before they spoil or running out of room in your freezer for all the green beans? Home canning is a great way to enjoy food from your garden year-round and make good use of your harvest.
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Perilla Mint - Weed of the Week
Giant Hogweed - Weed of the Week
Harvesting Crops for Market
A market gardener’s goal should be to run the operation as a business and to make a profit. Just as a home gardener plans their garden plot, a market gardener should plan for marketing crops prior to planting. While a marketing plan helps, it does not guarantee that what is planted will be sold. But, it can help eliminate wasted time, space, crops and money.
Bulbous Buttercup - Weed of the Week
Star-of-Bethlehem - Weed of the Week
Hairy Bittercress - Weed of the Week
Dandelions - Weed of the Week
Community Gardens
Community gardens grow stronger communities by helping neighbors work together in a fun, beautiful and tasty way.
Garden-based Learning
There has been a renewed interest in teaching our youth how food is grown. Since 2013, the Putnam County garden-based learning program has garnered the attention of others in the community and has expanded to now include six elementary schools, reaching over 1,700 students.