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Noon Gardener Talk on Wednesday, May 23: Joel Girardin, on Heirloom Vegetable Gardening, Sayles-Hill 251

By Charline Hamblin, Dean of the College Office

On Wednesday, May 23, Joel will speak to us about his background in growing heirloom vegetables; he currently grows 100+ different varieties of garlic, 20+ varieties of shallots, 75 different heirloom tomatoes, 30 varieties of squash, and 10 varieties of melons in his garden near Randolph, MN. In addition to working his own garden, Joel also serves as the 'Garlic Advisor' to the Seed Savers organization out of Decorah, IA, for which he recently won an award.