Re: Good news on an old topic

**m* l* <m*@earthlink.net>**

I may (hope) be  to blame.  In my columns and answers to garden 
queries, I emphasize variety.  My favorite vegetable (apart from 
potatoes) is green beans, but there are some varieties I strongly 
dislike.  Margaret Lauterbach  (Great to finally meet and chat with 
you, Rose Marie)

>Interesting, I too, am at the Boise Flower Show, and we seem busy 
>talking about and selling seeds. I will say these folks are more 
>interested in advice about which variety to grow and why than most 
>other groups. It's apparent they want to feed their children well 
>and interest them in eating vegetables while they are young. What I 
>haven't much heard until this weekend is roughly  "I've got to 
>change my own eating habits because I'm getting older, I like 
>vegetables and salads but somehow got out of the habit of growing 
>them". This is a short synthesis of what I've heard but the comments 
>are there.
>Maybe people in this area are a bit chattier, they want tips, and 
>more tips not just on how to grow, but what varieties do I like 
>best, and how to cook with them. It's pretty interesting. Of course 
>they have nice live music in the evening, a bar and wine tasting 
>turns the garden show into an indoor street fair.
>
>Rose Marie Nichols McGee
>Nichols Garden Nursery
>http://nicholsgardennursery.wordpress.com/   (The Gardener's Pantry)
>www.nicholsgardennursery.com

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