Joanie

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About me

Location Northwest Oregon
Introduction I am so blessed to be living in the country in beautiful Northwest Oregon. For over 35 years I have been gardening in spaces as small as an apartment patio, moving on to a 12 ft deep backyard and all the way up to the 8 acres I now call home. In 2003 I became certified as a Master Gardener through Oregon State University.I don't call myself an "organic" gardener (too much paperwork and government red tape to use that term anymore). Instead, I am an "environtmentally responsible" gardener. I love my life and all the excitement that living in the country brings. And now, 2012 brings something new - I am now a Certified Natural Grower (CNG) and have started a licensed wholesale nursery - Cherry Hill Farm Natural Food, specializing in veggie plant starts and companion flowers and herbs.
Interests Gardening, family, country living, baking, making jams and jellies, square dancing, ballroom dancing, incubating new businesses, landscape design, genealogy, photography, writing, reading