The Lemon Lady Junior - 2nd place winner in the "I Love My Whole Grains" photo contest...

How exciting! We submitted a photo to the "I Love My Whole Grains" photo contest, and the Lemon Lady Junior was a 2nd place winner! The Lemon Lady found a cute one of The Lemon Lady Junior. Be inspired to cook whole grains for better taste and healthier living!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW:

Title: Whole-Grain Banana Bread at The Tea Party
Sweet Hostess couldn't wait for her tea party to begin before sampling the delicious, healthy desserts! Whole-grain banana bread crumbs scatter the white table cloth. Yummy!

Thank you Whole Grains Council. We are enjoying all the healthy, fun food prizes!

La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant - Buy 1 Get 1 FREE...

Found a cool website for a few good local deals. http://www.suddenvalues.com/.

La Tapatia is a restaurant our family enjoys. This is a pretty good deal for Sunday thru Thursday dining: Buy 1 Get 1 Free.

http://concord.suddenvalues.com/sudden/businesses/offers.cfm?websiteid=6296

La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant
1802 Willow Pass Road, Concord, CA 94520 - (925) 685-1985
536 Main Street, Martinez, CA 94553 - (925) 229-3866

Another version of a La Tapatia Coupon from Valpak redeemable any day of the week:

http://www.valpak.com/coupons/display/LaTapatia/94517/828426/827407?vpref=retailmenot

Lettuce Eat Kale - The Lemon Lady: Feeding the Hungry, One Bag of Produce at a Time...

The Lemon Lady:
Feeding the Hungry, One Bag of Produce at a Time
October 22, 2009

by Sarah Henry

The Lemon Lady needs a new nickname, methinks.

Anna Chan, 37, has outgrown the title, which doesn’t begin to describe the difference this anti-hunger activist has made in less than a year in her one-woman campaign to get fresh produce into the mouths of people in need in her community....CLICK HERE for entire story written by Sarah Henry.

Visit Sarah's lively foodie blog: "Lettuce Eat Kale."

Homegrown, Gourmet Salad greens for your Thanksgiving Day Feast...

The Lemon Lady's Homegrown salad greens

Garden project for today: Scatter seeds. Reap tasty rewards in time for your Thanksgiving Day celebration. With just over a month remaining, there's plenty of time to grow a delightful array of homegrown greens.

Remember too, that children LOVE gardening. Visit your local library and find dozens of great books to inspire you. Order FREE SEED CATALOGS and spend the winter learning, dreaming about gardening. YOU are your child's first teacher.

CLICK HERE to go to the Contra Costa County Library catalog website.

http://catalog.ccclib.org/#section=search&term=a%20backyard%20vegetable%20garden%20for%20kids&dbTab=ls2pac

Seed companies provide excellent assortments of lettuce and green seed mixes. Just scatter seeds, sun and rain, in no time at all, you're a Master Gardener! Baskets full of gourmet greens. You'll be the envy of all the Holiday parties. Try planting French Breakfast Radishes. Pink and white icicles of brillant color will match the candycane decor just so perfectly.

If you're down to the wire on time, Got 10 days? - Grow micro greens. Great if patience isn't your virtue. Well worth the power packed nutrition punch! Sunset Magazine wrote the perfect article "Easy-grow micro greens." Ten days. Seriously. Super cool!

So, power down the computer. Walk, skip, hop or jog to your nearest garden store. Grab some seeds and Let's Get Growing!

If you live in the Claycord area and are in need of seeds, soil, or growing containers, please contact The Lemon Lady. I'll be happy to donate these items to get you started. Just call or email: AnnaAndAva@gmail.com or 510.406.1625.

Volunteer Opportunity...The Lemon Lady seeking volunteers immediately...

Volunteer Opportunity. The Lemon Lady seeking volunteers in the hunger cause. Become a hunger advocate today! Immediate help is needed. (The Lemon Lady is tired!) Need help with harvesting fruit from local trees. Need help with hauling produce from local farmers' markets. Flexible schedule. Selfless acts of kindness reward the soul with inner joy!

Please, call today!

510.406.1625 or email: AnnaAndAva@gmail.com

“What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful."

-Mother Teresa of Calcutta

San Francisco Chronicle - Sunday, October 25th...

Lemon Lady Anna Chan branches out
by Joe Eaton and Ron Sullivan
The San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, October 25th.

Home and Garden, Page L-2

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/23/HOS51A38G5.DTL

County Food Banks in California: http://www.cafoodbanks.org/

Contra Costa Certified Farmers' Markets: http://cccfm.org/

Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association: http://pcfma.com/

Lettuce Eat Kale...

Here's a fun foodie blog I found. After skipping around for a few minutes, I can see I'd be hooked for hours. The author resides in Berkeley, California and she's definitely in the know about local happenings in urban gardening and fruit harvesting circles. Enjoy!

http://lettuceeatkale.wordpress.com/, by Sarah Henry.