Since my last post I have been busy in the gardens I am working at. We had rain on Monday so in between the showers we took advantage of the loose soil and pulled out as many weeds as we could. The squash are starting to get big and the peppers are looking good. We had some issues with our greens however as they were harvested not by us but by rabbits and deer. On Tuesday we used the loose soil to continue weeding and today I helped lead class discussions about obesity after watching news clips. We touched on a lot of issues that we went over in Columbus like food deserts and how there are many more fast food restaurants than grocery stores in many neighborhoods. I am excited to get more kids in the urban garden that I work at on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I am trying to put together some lessons.
I watched Food Inc. and it impressed me more than I thought it would. I would put access to healthy food up with healthcare as a right for all people and I think that Americans espescially make food an after thought. Eating is one of humanity's greatest pleasures and I can't believe how far removed we are from what we eat. Even just as an education tool to teach people where their food comes from the projects all of the OCC Vistas are doing are very important. I am excited for the rest of summer and hope to be able to do more educational activities.
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