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> [“My first vegetable garden was in a hard-packed dirt driveway in Boulder, Colorado. I was living in a basement apartment there, having jumped at the chance to come out West with a friend in his Volkswagen Bug, fleeing college and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-shellenberger/my-first-vegetable-garden-was-in-a-hard-packed-dirt-driveway-in/)

Jane Shellenberger

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## More by Jane Shellenberger

> [“My first vegetable garden was in a hard-packed dirt driveway in Boulder, Colorado. I was living in a basement apartment there, having jumped at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-shellenberger/my-first-vegetable-garden-was-in-a-hard-packed-dirt-driveway-in/)

Jane Shellenberger

> [“There are many paths leading to a garden and many experiences awaiting those who venture in. No matter what your motive—whether to grow healthy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-shellenberger/there-are-many-paths-leading-to-a-garden-and-many-experiences/)

Jane Shellenberger

> [“Our most important job as vegetable gardeners is to feed and sustain soil life, often called the soil food web, beginning with the microbes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-shellenberger/our-most-important-job-as-vegetable-gardeners-is-to-feed-and-sustain/)

Jane Shellenberger

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