Plant a Row...
Posted by Anonymous on Apr 19, 2007 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts
As I sit here and wait to get picked up by my friend to head to the airport for NY, I started thinking about stuff......I was just out in my garden earlier.....I heard this once before , but never did it....now this yearI will..
If you have a garden you have already planted (as I have,) or have one you are ready to plant for the year...please don't forget to plant a "row or two for the hungry".....it won't cost you more then a few seeds....
I myself will be donating 50% of my organic garden to those less fortunate then me this season....just donate what you can....I always have way too much, and I'd hate to see it go to waste..This year I planted more then I could possibly eat in several years....
Just "food" for thought....
-dave
That is a great idea, though I'm not sure I'll be having a garden this year. Dave, you and the other Vegwebbers all make me forget how much I dislike people. Of course, I end up having to go out into the real world for something and quickly remember that all too often people suck.
Bless you, Dave! That's a great idea 8)
Unfortunately, my health doesn't permit me to garden, but perhaps those of us who don't garden will be inspired by your idea and think of something else that will be productive and help those in need.
It's so touching that you're thinking of others at this difficult time :)
I only grow a few herbs and one tomato plant in pots. :( I don't have space for more. But I have an idea. Everytime I don't have to buy $3.00 worth of basil because I can use what I've grown, I can donate that $3 to the foodbank. Same with the thyme and rosemary I grow. I don't know if I'll get enough tomatoes to actually replace what I might buy at the store, but I hope so.
What a nice idea...however do the food banks/homeless shelters accept fresh produce? I thought they just want canned nonperishable food?
this is a fabulous idea. we're planning on starting our first garden at my house this year (!) and I will most definately bring this up as there is no way we could possibly eat all we produce.
For everyone who doesn't have a garden or can't plant extra food, you can look into "second harvests" at local farms. I know in Washington there is the Gleaner's Coalition, with which volunteers pick the remaining produce off fields that weren't profitable for the farmer to harvest. The food then goes towards local homeless kitchens or food banks. Do this through a non-profit though because you have to know which farmers are okay with second harvests and which food bank will accept fresh food.
That is a great idea, Dave. We have a garden, and we grow so much that we give some of the veggies away to friends. This season, I'll give it to the local food bank.