A Gardener Pushes For Legislation To Help Extend The Growing

A Gardener Pushes For Legislation To Help Extend The Growing Season

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Last year we met Elmhurst gardener Nicole Virgil, who was fighting for the right to put up a hoop house in her garden. A hoop house is an inexpensive way to help extend the growing season. It protects the crops from the wind and snow and can keep the soil from freezing. Virgil took her fight all the way to the state legislature. Curious City’s Monica Eng tells us what happened next.

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