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This article was written by Cassandra Anderson and originally published at MorphCity.com The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is promoting the Utah Garden Challenge in order to collect information about independent food production for the USDA. The Utah Garden Challenge is a voluntary contest to register 10,000 gardens. The data mining project has a broad interest in any "resource" who is growing food: Whether you grow a tomato in a pot, a row in a community garden, have backyard gardens, a CSA or working fruit and vegetable farm, we want to hear from you because you are an important...

Eager to join the grow-your-own-food movement and don’t know where to begin? Tried your hand at gardening with less than satisfying results, while your neighbor’s front yard overflowed with beans and cabbage? With the start of the traditional gardening season just around the corner — and four-season gardening offering never-ending opportunities — the time is ripe to formulate a plan of action that nurtures mind, body and spirit. Here’s a pack of tips to help you plant the seeds for growing your green thumb: 1. Cultivate your inner gardener Gardening is about so much more than simply growing vegetables, flowers...