Every couple of weeks, Rose Curless stops by the Kimball Public Library to get some parsley, lettuce and tomatoes. The tomatoes are for her husband.
After gathering a bag of parsley, Rose said, "I have a recipe for Heart Tonic. You use some wine and some honey (along with the parsley) and cook that all up. Then when I start feeling a little something in my chest, I get a drink of it."
In addition to parsley, lettuce, and tomatoes, the library produces spinach, onions, cilantro, thyme, snap peas and Bok Choy.
This is all possible because the library purchased a Hydroponic Lettuce Grow Farmstand with Glow Rings with funds from the salsa tasting fundraiser at Farmer's Day. The tower arrived on Jan. 30 with plants ready to grow, and within 3 or 4 weeks, items were able to be harvested.
Over 60 people have partaken of the fruits of the library over the last few months.