Prairie Fare: Gardening encourages better nutrition

Some estimate that plastic bags may take 20 years to decompose.

food and nutrition specialist I was a reluctant gardener as a child.

We had two large gardens and numerous flower beds.

My parents encouraged my help by roasting hot dogs and marshmallows after we were done with our gardening chores at our “food” garden in the country.

Although I was not a huge fan of weeding, I liked to plant. I planted …