The Salt Lake Tribune
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
How does your garden grow?
Are you thinking about planting a garden this summer?

If you said yes, then you have lots of company.


The unstable economy has a driven a record number of homeowners in Utah -- and across the nation -- to purchase seed packets, visit nurseries and attend educational classes this Spring. For many, having a backyard garden will be the first time they have ever dug into the soil for dinner.



Read my story about the gardening boom here.

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   Kathy Stephenson has been the food writer at The Tribune since 2000. Prior to that she covered education and was a general assignment reporter for Utah's largest daily newspaper. A Utah native, Stephenson's first job was picking zucchini on her grandparent's Kaysville farm. Every Christmas, Stephenson's neighbors and colleagues look forward to getting a plate of her baklava. Last year, she gave away nearly 300 pieces.