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After crash, orphans torn between countries
Sun Dec 13, 2009
- The welfare of the children is what matters most here. One set of grandparents believed an institution would be the best course. The other grandparents believed that being surrounded by family would be best.
Which foreign car looks the strangest?
Wed Nov 18, 2009
- I like most of them and would rather buy one of these cars than what's currently available. Even better would be a car that doesn't use fossil fuels.
Quilt gardens designed to pull in tourists
Fri Jun 12, 2009
- Really? I would rather see "quilts" made of vegetables, fruit and grains. Using the subtle colors, shades and textures would add interest. Using the produce to feed people would demonstrate the spirit of survival.
Quilt gardens designed to pull in tourists
Fri Jun 12, 2009
- Lovely... but I would be far more impressed if those were vegetables making up the garden quilts. Even better would be re-seeding often enough to have several harvests for the food banks. Could maybe even do some canning and use a quilt label on the jars.

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Hi Louise,
I appreciate your thinking and want to reassure you that this county is working to plant even more vegetable gardens than are already here. And believe me there are a lot of high producing vegetable gardens all over the place! There is a group of area business owners and other concerned individuals called Elkhart County Works Together, that was formed to give additional help to those in need. Planting vegetable gardens is only one of the ways this group is trying to help families out.

Last year I felt the Quilt Gardens Tour literally helped me to keep my art gallery open in the Old Bag Factory open. If not for the additional sales we had during the QGT months, I may have had to close this past winter. Thankfully the economy seems to be actually doing better this spring here, than it was last spring. There also are some really cool extra events being planned throughout the summer centered around the tour. Visit AmishCountry.org for more information on other activities also.
— dovermyerart