Ada's Village Garden
What kind of gnarly cucumber is this? Shahnaj Begum holds a bitter melon, not a cucumber at all, grown from seed from her native Bangladesh. She tends the Village Garden, sponsored by ReStore, and located behind Liberty National Bank. The bitter melon, she explains, is fried with rice, oil, and onion for a spicy dish. She grows the typical American foods such tomatoes and beans, but another Asian food found in her garden is a type of sweet pumpkin not found here. It's not grown for Halloween, for there is no such observance of witchy/goblins in her country. The produce she grows in the Village Garden is for her and her family as well as donated to ReStore where it is given out free.

Stories Posted This Week
Friday, July 18, 2025
- Ada Board of Education schedules meeting and new staff reception, Aug. 21
- Village of Ada Municipal Pool season extended through August 16
- John Cavinder worked for Allen Co. Fabrication
- Recap of July 15 Ada Council meeting
- Cooling freeze frame
- CHP announces golf cart raffle to benefit patient care fund