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25 Bay Properties Co . Celebrates 32 Years 25 Beppe Gambetta in Concert 25 Teresi ' s Happy Return 26 Pantheon in the Italian Garden 26 Remembering Father Tony Cassese 26 Cleveland ' s Little Italy : Remember When !
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27 Century-old Cleveland Product
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28 Italian American Cultural Foundation 29 Le Radici 30 Americans of Italian Heritage 31 Benvenuto Americans of Italian Heritage 32 Club Molisani 33 Casa Italia Foundation 34 Little Italy Redevelopment 35 Home Family Club 38 Loggia Baranello 39 Order Italian Sons & Daughters of America 40 Nothern Ohio Italian American Foundation 41 Rionero Sannitico Recreational Club 42 Solon Italian Club 43 Southwest Italian American Club 44 Wickliffe Italian-American Club 45 The Patrons of the Arts 46 The Italian American Brotherhood Club
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36 GARDENS
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47 Homework / Nonna
From the Desk of Paul Sciria
I probably got the “ gardening bug ” watching my nonno at work in his garden alongside his house near E . 177th on Harvard Avenue . He didn ’ t fence it off and I don ’ t recall him ever having any problems with deer . Rabbits , however , did cause issue here and there . Nonno was good at what he did . After all , he was a fruit peddler Monday through Saturday , and I got to work with him closely on Saturdays . On those days , I had to get up early and join him at the Northern Ohio Food Terminal on E . 40th Street and Woodland . It seemed like all of the Italians were there loading up their trucks to make deliveries on their regular route . My best recollections in those days are that Nonno would buy from Sanson the “ Banana Man ”, Geraci the “ Celery King ”, Kelly at Comella ’ s , and of course , the Volpe ’ s .
As for Nonno ’ s garden , he didn ’ t buy vegetable seeds like you do today . He recycled seeds from last season ’ s harvest and started them in small flats and pots . When the plants were big enough , he transplanted them to alongside the house to receive full sun .
From the Editor & A Message from the Publisher
I remember one time when there was a bunny helping himself to Nonno ’ s greens , until a couple of BB gun blasts sent him running off .
I , myself , have always had a rather large garden . I ’ ve raised everything from rapini , Sicilian zucchini and broccoli to San Marzano tomatoes , cucumbers , beans and peppers , although I ’ ve had very little luck with eggplants . Each year , it ’ s a delight to watch the vines on my Sicilian squash reach out to nearby trees , hanging eight to ten feet in the air . They ’ re as large as a baseball bat . I do have a problem with deer , despite the fact that my son , Scott , puts up a six foot fence .
If the deer and other animals get to my produce , I have a backup plan . I ’ ve always made it a point to raid the gardens of friends and neighbors . Dante DiFiore in Highland Heights always has more vegetables than he can consume . He loads up on
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March is here , and hopefully this means a warm-up , soon , so our garden experts can get started for spring . March is always a great month ; a time to prepare for the beauty that will blossom all around us . It is also a time to get ready for an American favorite pastime – baseball . Teams will be heading to Spring Training .
This month we have some great articles dedicated to spring . The International Film Festival in downtown Cleveland , March 18-29 , features many wonderful international films , including a movie we will be sponsoring , and the Orchid exhibit runs through March 8 at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens . Also , from our writers in Italy , we will give you a glimpse of
Paul Sciria , Managing Editor tomatoes , zucchini and he ’ s got a dozen fig trees ; figs are a favorite of mine . Joe Mulea in Mayfield Heights overloads on Swiss chard and endless varieties of lettuce , including Mesclun . I make great salads with his greens and some arugula from Gino Colage off Lander Road .
Win , lose or draw with my garden , it ’ s a great time to be outdoors and the exercise is just what I need .
A Message from the Publisher the beautiful gardens in Tuscany .
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LA GAZZETTA ITALIANA | MARCH 20153