My New Field of Dreams: Who Knew Gardening Could Be So Much Fun?

Jim LaBate
5 min readAug 15, 2021
Photo by Jim LaBate

I love a good salad, especially one with juicy tomatoes, with crunchy cucumbers and onions, and with bits of basil leaves on top for additional flavor. My wife and I usually have a salad with our evening meal, and we often add other items such as celery, carrots, peppers, olives, cranberries, pepitas, goat cheese, and artichoke hearts to our bowl of lettuce or spring mix. Lately…

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Jim LaBate

Jim LaBate is a writer and teacher who assists in The Writing Center at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in Troy, New York.