Well, here we are in September already. How is your tomato project going? One tomato at a time can bring you closer and closer to the one ton goal. Please feel free to send photos and a story about how your group came together to do the challenge. (go to the contact page)
I don't live close to most of you but I do live close to the GC Huston group and have had the great pleasure to watch the vast number of plants grow over the season. Plots that weren't taken upin 'Our Community Garden' by gardeners were planted by the coordinator with tomatoes and zucchini for the most part. And grow they did! I'll try to post some photos here in the coming days.
The most rewarding day in the garden for me was one when a young man approached me and asked about how the garden worked. He wondered if 'Our Community Garden' meant that anyone could pick the veggies. I explained that the plots were rented for a 'dirt cheap' fee for use over the season. I sent him away with arms full of tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, spinach, basil and swiss chard. The smiles were worth a million. He's going to be back next season for his own plot.
This is the true story behind The Healthy Neighbour Project. Yes, tomatoes are the goal but the social wellbeing and growth of the participants is a very healthy biproduct which will enrich the lives and relationships built within your community.
Thank you Jason for dropping by and being open enough to ask about the garden. You got the smiles but I made my day!
I don't live close to most of you but I do live close to the GC Huston group and have had the great pleasure to watch the vast number of plants grow over the season. Plots that weren't taken upin 'Our Community Garden' by gardeners were planted by the coordinator with tomatoes and zucchini for the most part. And grow they did! I'll try to post some photos here in the coming days.
The most rewarding day in the garden for me was one when a young man approached me and asked about how the garden worked. He wondered if 'Our Community Garden' meant that anyone could pick the veggies. I explained that the plots were rented for a 'dirt cheap' fee for use over the season. I sent him away with arms full of tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, spinach, basil and swiss chard. The smiles were worth a million. He's going to be back next season for his own plot.
This is the true story behind The Healthy Neighbour Project. Yes, tomatoes are the goal but the social wellbeing and growth of the participants is a very healthy biproduct which will enrich the lives and relationships built within your community.
Thank you Jason for dropping by and being open enough to ask about the garden. You got the smiles but I made my day!