This week at the Springfield garden was full of mixed news. We started with disappointment that we may have to relocate next season as the owners of the land want us to start paying for the taxes on the property (which we of course can not afford), but we have some great new locations in mind if the move needs happen. We also had a community meeting this week in which ourselves and Habitat For Humanity recruited interest for putting a Neighborhood Assocation, Neighborhood Watch, and Garden Committee into place within the next few weeks. We had a GREAT turnout and got lots of interested community members! We got to meet many new neighbors as well! We were able to hand out some of the produce from the garden to everyone that came to the meeting as well as donating about another 10 pounds to the local food pantry. Today we volunteered at the pantry to get a better idea of how the produce is distributed.
I found the article interesting as I do think it's so true that local growers need more support than the big guys, but I also thought the article was a bit lengthy. It took me a few sittings to get through it. It didn't influence my opinions as much as things such as the Food Inc video, but continually reading about these issues each week does ingrain the thoughts in my mind and really encourages me to support local farms and markets.
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