Marcy Freeman

A healthy dose of Mother Earth

by Ed Reinmuth, of Volunteer Sarasota County Sitting in the shade overlooking her favorite place in all of Sarasota 80-year-old Marcia Freeman patiently recounts how she got from "there" to "here" with the help of broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, beets and...

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Culverhouse Chemistry: An organic garden at work

The multi-faceted Culverhouse Community Garden has developed a new composting process, and it’s producing what the gardeners say is superior soil for organic gardening. The process specifically involves a series of bins and some chemistry, but there's another chemistry as...

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News from the Friends for March 2014: Great American Cleanup, Tour de Parks, much more

The Friends of Sarasota County Parks, Inc. In This Issue You never know From Mary Brown Signs of recognition Chapter Talk Our Friends Gulf Coast Gives You'd Be Perfect SRQ Volunteen === Foscp.org Our Chapters Join the Friends Volunteer! Help...

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Culverhouse Gift — Nature Park, Trails, Garden — Debuts

Saturday saw the opening of the Culverhouse Nature Park to the public. The 82-acre park offers open space, bicycle facilities and of course the community garden -- a gift to the community from the Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Family Foundation. [clearboth] Situated...

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