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Welcome to Tiger Gardens!
We are Sue & Tim Tiger, and you can find us at the Urbana, Illinois Farmer's Market every Saturday.
We make award-winning jams, jellies, salsas, sauces, soups, pickles, and relishes from locally-grown produce.
Our mission is to share with you the joy of canning fruits and vegetables that actually taste good!
Tiger Gardens Blog
I'm so excited to share with you weekly what we're doing in the garden to grow our veggies for our canned goods and take you through the canning process so you can see what we're making each week.
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Sue Tiger
Dec 15, 20242 min read
YouTube is fun @TigerGardens! Please subscribe to our channel, if you would be so kind :)
Hello! My apologies for not posting in so long. This year's Farmer's Market was our best ever! And we've been winding down ever since....
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Sue Tiger
Jul 8, 20241 min read
And the boulder has been unleashed! 7/1/24
Well, we have officially passed that relaxing season of gardening. You know, when you still have that false sense of security that you...
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Sue Tiger
Jun 21, 20242 min read
2024 Summer Solstice bears fruit!
Hello! We have been busy making pickles and salsas this week and planting the gardens -- Tiger Gardens North (our plots at Parkland...
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Sue Tiger
May 29, 20242 min read
Starting seeds 2024! It only takes one minute (fingers crossed, lol!) -- posted 3/15/24
Hey there! We are starting seeds for our gardens and hopefully inspiring you to do the same! I apologize for not communicating in awhile,...
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Sue Tiger
May 29, 20241 min read
Ugh! You can't get locally-grown tomatoes at the grocery store from October - May! -- posted 1/24/24
Hey there! Now I don't want to go off on a rant, but ... this is My Magnificent Obsession of 2024 ... we must all grow and preserve our...
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Sue Tiger
Mar 21, 20244 min read
New Year, New Baby, New Planting! 1/17/24
Gotcha! Not a new baby for the Tigers, though we wish! (We're both 57, lol!) But I had a chance to visit our favorite people at Fruitful...
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Sue Tiger
Jan 1, 20241 min read
Happy New Year 2024 from Tiger Gardens!!
Hello Friend! Happy 2024! We are so excited for many things, not the least of which is our appearance on ciLiving tomorrow 1/2/24! Here...
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Sue Tiger
Jan 1, 20242 min read
Monday in the Kitchen at TG, 12/18/23
Hello Friend! So much excitement this weekend @ Casa Tiger -- Sue is going to be on TeeVee! I've been invited on ciLiving, taping on the...
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Sue Tiger
Jan 1, 20242 min read
Sunday in the Kitchen at TG 12/3/23
Happy Holiday Season! We hope you are decking the halls and enjoying the mild season weather-wise, at least in Champaign/Urbana. If you...
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Sue Tiger
Jan 1, 20241 min read
Monday in the Kitchen at TG, 11/20/23
So excited about my first in-person canning class at Parkland College on November 18, 2023! We made Strawberry Jam, and they all got to...
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Sue Tiger
Jan 1, 20241 min read
Sunday in the Kitchen at TG 11/12/23
Greetings from Casa Tiger! We've been busy processing the last of our produce from the Farmer's Market vendors -- tomatoes from Fruitful...
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Sue Tiger
Jan 1, 20243 min read
Tiger Gardens in the Kitchen 11/5/23
THANK YOU!!! For every word that follows, it must begin with our unending thanks for a wonderful 2023 Farmer's Market at the Urbana...
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Sue Tiger
Jan 1, 20242 min read
Tiger Gardens at the Market 10/28/23
Here is our full list of products we'll have tomorrow: Apple Jelly Apple Butter Blackberry-Lemon Jam Blueberry Jam Blueberry-Lime Jam...
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Sue Tiger
Jan 1, 20241 min read
Tiger Gardens at the Market 10/21/23
We are so excited for the Urbana's Market at the Square tomorrow 10/21/23!! This is only a portion of what we’ll have including … Apple...
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Sue Tiger
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Sunflower Jelly! 10/15/23
Our new fascination is with Sunflowers! Tim made Sunflower Jelly for the market this past Saturday, and it was a hit! We sold out. But...
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Sue Tiger
Sep 24, 20231 min read
9/24/23: Making Dill Pickles
OMG you guys, I'm so sorry it's been almost a month since I've posted, and I said I'd post one recipe from start-finish/week. So I owe...
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Sue Tiger
Aug 29, 20233 min read
8/29/23: Making homemade Ketchup!
I am excited to announce my new series: Weekly Recipes with Sue Tiger from Tiger Gardens! I'm going to make one recipe per week and post...
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Sue Tiger
Aug 20, 20232 min read
8/20/23: Thank You!
Our cup runneth over and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you! Thank you for your overwhelming support every week at the...
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Sue Tiger
Aug 6, 20232 min read
Sunday in the Kitchen 8/6/23 -- The Actual Entries are in for the State Fair!
23 Canned Goods and 8 Vegetables entered into the Illinois State Fair for 2023! I know, you're saying, "That's GREAT! ... but why should...
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Sue Tiger
Jul 18, 20233 min read
The Fair entries are in! 7/17/23
Tiger Gardens is officially entered into the Champaign County Fairs and the Illinois State Fair for 2023! And it was a whirlwind entry...
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