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From allrecipes.com:
This is an excellent recipe for a creamy and rich soup that has the added benefit of being low-cal and low-carb! Leeks have a wonderfully complex flavor and I recommend them in many recipes where you could use onions.
The Elburn Farmers Market is located at the Lions Club at:
This week's DIY project is to build a trellis. A trellis can function as a unique sunscreen or can be the framework for an outdoor hanging garden. It's a great surface for upside-down tomato plants. You can also create your own grape arbor, or you [...]
For a slightly different (and Frenchier take on the pot of fire).
This week's tip is a fun and creative way of organizing your herbs so they're in one convenient and gloriously fragrant place. A 'strawberry pot' is one of those big pots that are studded with ledges around the side of the surface.
This recipe is a great way to take advantage of that leftover head of cabbage (or the one on sale for $.19/lb in the grocery store). It's quick, easy and doesn't scream 'I'm cabbage'. In fact, with the Swiss cheese and caraway seed this recipe chimes' [...]
Why plant tomatoes (or anything else for that matter) upside down? Because it makes sense that's why!
Erehwon Farm 
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Rochelle Farmers Market 
Hello dear readers. Local Food has a new feature! Starting today I will be posting a season-appropriate recipe each Thursday. This is a tough time of year for local eaters, but you might have a few winter squash left from harvest or your local market. In [...]
John D Rowley
Springbrook (Wenger’s) Cheese, Inc. 
Richardson Farms 
In the northern half of the United States, it's hard to grow vegetables and flowers from seed because the growing season simply isn't long enough. When I've tried it, it seems like my plants are just behind the curve all summer long. A cold frame is' [...]
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