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" As a life-long city dweller, I don&amp;#039;t have much experience with growing things other than herbs ravaged by extra-mean urban squirrels. But it seems that there&amp;#039;s plenty of edible greenery sprouting in the unlikeliest of places. From the White House&amp;#039;s vegetable garden tended by Michele Obama and children from neighboring schools to newly blooming swaths in formerly trash-strewn vacant lots across the U.S., the community garden trend is, literally, growing. Recently my colleague Jessica and I were lucky enough to attend an event launching Giving Through Growing, a partnership between the American Community Gardening Association and Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi. Through their site Mondavi will donate $1 to the ACGA for every e-seed sent to friends, up to $40,000. The money will go to educational programs to spread the gardening bug. The skies had taken a one-day break from the incessant rain we&amp;#039;ve had this late spring, and as you can see, La Plaza Cultural community garden was in full bloom. We feasted on radishes, potatoes, snap peas, zucchini, asparagus, tomatoes, strawberries, fennel, scallops, lamb, pork and more, all from local farms and fishermen, prepared simply but spectacularly by Outstanding in the Field. Our hosts&amp;#039; passion towards a healthier, more earth-friendly way of eating were the highlights of the evening, but the wine and great company were key ingredients of the icing on the cake, or rather, the blossom on the tree. If you&amp;#039;re lucky enough to have your own outdoor space, a plot in a community garden, or even access to produce from a farm stand, now is the time to indulge in making delectable meals from foods that spring from the ground or fall from a tree. To make your work go a little more smoothly, check out our roundup of some great new gardening tools. And once you have your bounty in hand, try one of these luscious fruit desserts from GH. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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