She learned how to build a fire pit, and she plans on growing a fruit and vegetable garden in the spring.

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Also of note: an ambitious onsite bakery (complete with a Twitter feed about what's hot from the oven) and gourmet shop stocking Prestat chocolates, Neal's Yard Dairy cheeses, and fruit and vegetables from the kitchen garden at Conran's country home.

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One however, that you are probably reluctant to share with others, for fear of a stampede of garden gloved, stick wielding, fruit fanatics.

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Mr. Ehrmann's efforts to transform his garden into an art center started to bear fruit.

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So rigorous is the standard of quality here that, as garden programs director Laura Viancour explains, the fruit you see on so many wreaths around the city is checked for freshness and replaced weekly.

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Kids' meals at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants are automatically served with a side of fruit or vegetables and a glass of low-fat milk.

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The Lord's Acre appears to have remained an orchard and kitchen garden to the castle's occupants for around 350 years, and many of the fruit trees there date from between 1300 and 1600.

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The Coplow Street Community Garden in Ladywood, Birmingham, has 26 plots where members of the 500-household community can grow fruit and vegetables.

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