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Learn how to save money with Grow Your Own Groceries gardening series · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Learn how to save money with Grow your Own Groceries
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  Speaker 1: gardening series. Written by Marcus Jackson. This article is being
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  Speaker 1: read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Speaker 1: Growing affordable fresh produce at home appeals to many people,
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  Speaker 1: but can feel out of reach due to a lack
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  Speaker 1: of experience, uncertainty about what to plant, or limited time
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  Speaker 1: to learn. University of Illinois Extension is launching Grow your
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  Speaker 1: Own Groceries and New Gardening program series for both novice
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  Speaker 1: and experienced gardeners. Illinois Extension is launching a flexible vegetable
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  Speaker 1: gardening webinar series to help gardeners of all levels save
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  Speaker 1: money and grow produce successfully. Led by Nancy Kuhaja and
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  Speaker 1: Holly Froning, the Crop by Crop series allows participants to
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  Speaker 1: join live via Zoom or watch recordings later. Sessions are
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  Speaker 1: held on Zoom from six to seven pm on Monday's
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  Speaker 1: March sixteenth through May fourth. Each session covers a group
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  Speaker 1: of vegetables with similar growing needs and includes instruction from
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  Speaker 1: seed selection through harvest, storage and preservation. Schedule costs five
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  Speaker 1: dollars per session, includes seed packets, educational materials, and webinar access.
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  Speaker 1: Register visit go dot Illinois dot edu, slash grow desh
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  Speaker 1: groseries accommodations. Contact Nancycouhajda at Kuhajda at Illinois dot edu
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  Speaker 1: or eight one five seven, two seven, nine two nine six.
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  Speaker 1: Early requests are strongly encouraged. Growing your own food can
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  Speaker 1: be incredibly rewarding, Illinois Extension Horticulture educator Nancy Kouajda said
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  Speaker 1: in a news release, there's so much more than just
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  Speaker 1: tossing seeds into the soil. This program series helps gardeners
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  Speaker 1: learn how to have fun and grow food.