Blog Action Day

Or should I say Blog No Action Day, in my case anyway.

On October 15th, Bloggers everywhere got together and talked about poverty. I had nothing to say, so I said nothing. It's not that I don't care, it's just that I don't see how gardening realistically helps relieve poverty in my community. Oh, sure, "plant a row" is a nice idea, but not very workable. So, when I plant a row, and harvest said row...then what? I can't take the food to the food bank...they only accept non-perishable items. Huh! I can't give it to my neighbors because frankly I live in a neighborhood of Army officers...no poverty there.

See? Not as simple as growing extra food for the poor. Besides...I can't have a vegetable garden anyway. I suppose I could give away 2 or 3 of my tiny little tomatoes that came out of the pots on my front porch. I only got about 20 to begin with.

Gardening isn't as easy of a solution as it may first seem. You want to help relieve hunger? Make a cash donation to your local food bank. Their shelves are empty...