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A master gardener advises: grow your own
Kitchen gardening is the best way to get fresh
by WKSU's VIVIAN GOODMAN
This story is part of a special series.


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Vivian Goodman
 
Cara Smith is a Master Gardener in an educational program sponsored by the Summit County Metro Parks and the Ohio State University Extension Service.
Courtesy of Edward Duvall
In The Region:
The message seems to be getting through that we need fresh local produce to be healthy. Farmers’ markets are popping up all over the region.  But the easiest way to always have fresh produce is to grow your own. For today’s Quick Bite, a good cook takes us into her kitchen garden.
a passion for homegrown produce

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The white picket fence is needed for aesthetics according to Smith because her garden is in her front yard for optimal sun and drainage.
In early spring things are just getting started.
Smith's father-in-law built the tepees.
Smith's mother gave her a love for gardening and she has passed it on to her children.
Smith's specialty is salsa so she grows lots of tomatoes and peppers.
Smith says she only spends about an hour a week working in the garden.
A gazing ball adds a decorative element in a kitchen garden that is also ornamental.
Smith has a great view of her garden from her living room window.
Smith says the most common mistake of kitchen gardeners is biting off more than they or even all their friends can chew.
Smith devotes one of her beds each year for compost.
Cara Smith lectures on kitchen gardening in the "Meet Me in the Garden" program at the F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm Visitor Center in Akron. It's a free educational series on a variety of garden topics. The next session is about rock gardens at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27th.
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