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Mary Grubert & Family
Rumson, NJ

My coming together with Wendy was serendipity. I had been hearing from my best friend in Hingham, MA how she was planning a vegetable garden for the summer. “Oh, I would love to have a garden but I wouldn’t know where to begin,” I responded. With that, I opened the local paper, *The Two River Times*, and my eyes fell right on the article about Wendy, aka, the Front Yard Farmer. I immediately picked up the phone and sent out my SOS. Wendy was quick to respond. She came to my house and helped determine the best location for the garden. My cousin built a beautiful fence, keeping in mind to dig a trench for chicken wire at least a foot deep, to keep out deer and other animals. After discussing what vegetables my family wanted, Wendy set to work building the four non-toxic raised beds. Then came the incredibly rich organic soil, the seeds and the plants. Now we just had to wait. Within weeks, the seeds were sprouting. My children were amazed and intrigued. Every day we learned something new. The garden produced all summer: baby bell eggplants, climbing beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, swiss chard, onions, squash, carrots and kale. Sometimes I was reluctant to harvest the vegetables, I didn’t want to alter the beauty of the garden. We enjoyed the garden all summer and now are enjoying it in the winter. We now have broccoli, more carrots and tons lettuce. Thanks to Wendy, we also have a cold frame to protect the vegetables from frost. This Thanksgiving, our family will be giving thanks for Wendy’s friendship, knowledge, her love of the earth, and for all she has taught us!