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Right now, my winter veggies are still coming along and I am enjoying small batches ofAs spring arrives, it brings with it memories of my root vegetables like carrots and beets. Cabbages areUncle John, who would have been 96 this month. growing and are ready to eat as well. I check on themHe was a special link to our family history, heritage, daily and cover them every night, excitedly waitingand culture. Farming our original homestead for hisAt Elrod Fence Company, we understand the basic need for the day they are big enough to harvest.entire life, he knew and loved each season. He lovedto protect your horses with the right height and style of farming and tilling the earth, and spring was one offencing to guard against your animals jumping over, or One of my favorite ways of eating beets and carrotsthe most important.injuring themselves from contact with the wrong fence type is to roast them together. 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