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    <outline type="rss"  title="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;May 9, 2008&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;There&amp;amp;rsquo;s a line at Ed Pole&amp;amp;rsquo;s tomato stand.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The Bayou City Farmers&amp;amp;rsquo; Market in Upper Kirby has barely been open for an hour on this Saturday morning and this is Pole&amp;amp;rsquo;s first time as a seller. He doesn&amp;amp;rsquo;t even have a sign up. But he does have a plate of freshly sliced heirlooms with a shaker of sea salt on the table. Just one juicy taste, and the line gets longer.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;ldquo;It&amp;amp;rsquo;s overwhelming,&amp;amp;rdquo; Pole said staring at the line of waiting buyers like the proverbial deer in the headlights. &amp;amp;ldquo;I should have brought another scale.&amp;amp;rdquo;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Timora Pole is busy weighing produce and bagging the ripe veggies, while Ed Pole makes change as fast as he can. No one leaves the line with less than a pound of tomatoes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The Poles, like many growers, started out as hobbyists. Their Humble home sits on a half acre at the end of a cul-de-sac, complete with a greenhouse Ed Pole has fitted with his own hydroponics system.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;ldquo;I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve been a gardener pretty much all of my life,&amp;amp;rdquo; he said. &amp;amp;ldquo;My hobby kind of got the best of me, I ended up with 200 pounds of excess tomatoes this year.&amp;amp;rdquo;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Whether growing for your own consumption, making a little extra money to cover your hobby expenses or producing vegetables and fruits as a profession, growing your own is fast becoming a way of life for those wanting to eat better and lessen their carbon footprints.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Read More...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;http://www.hcnonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19758943&amp;amp;amp;BRD=1574&amp;amp;amp;PAG=461&amp;amp;amp;dept_id=541543&amp;amp;amp;rfi=6&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;" text="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;May 9, 2008&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;There&amp;amp;rsquo;s a line at Ed Pole&amp;amp;rsquo;s tomato stand.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The Bayou City Farmers&amp;amp;rsquo; Market in Upper Kirby has barely been open for an hour on this Saturday morning and this is Pole&amp;amp;rsquo;s first time as a seller. He doesn&amp;amp;rsquo;t even have a sign up. But he does have a plate of freshly sliced heirlooms with a shaker of sea salt on the table. Just one juicy taste, and the line gets longer.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;ldquo;It&amp;amp;rsquo;s overwhelming,&amp;amp;rdquo; Pole said staring at the line of waiting buyers like the proverbial deer in the headlights. &amp;amp;ldquo;I should have brought another scale.&amp;amp;rdquo;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Timora Pole is busy weighing produce and bagging the ripe veggies, while Ed Pole makes change as fast as he can. No one leaves the line with less than a pound of tomatoes.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The Poles, like many growers, started out as hobbyists. Their Humble home sits on a half acre at the end of a cul-de-sac, complete with a greenhouse Ed Pole has fitted with his own hydroponics system.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;amp;ldquo;I&amp;amp;rsquo;ve been a gardener pretty much all of my life,&amp;amp;rdquo; he said. &amp;amp;ldquo;My hobby kind of got the best of me, I ended up with 200 pounds of excess tomatoes this year.&amp;amp;rdquo;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Whether growing for your own consumption, making a little extra money to cover your hobby expenses or producing vegetables and fruits as a profession, growing your own is fast becoming a way of life for those wanting to eat better and lessen their carbon footprints.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Read More...&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;http://www.hcnonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19758943&amp;amp;amp;BRD=1574&amp;amp;amp;PAG=461&amp;amp;amp;dept_id=541543&amp;amp;amp;rfi=6&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;" url="http://www.hydroponics-today.com/home-grown-greater-houston-a32.html"/>
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