August 3rd, 2009

*First real day of work, YES *Woke up and went to harvest produce for the food pantry. Lots and lots of tomatoes. The thrift store had lots of extra tomatoes and other produce that we harvested from last Thursday. Nancy (one of the faithful volunteers) took the leftovers to a nearby local church so they didn't go to waste. Why do we have so much extra produce from last week? .....Perhaps people just don't know about our produce, or maybe they don't want it or even care that it exists. This definitely is a question that I will seek to resolve during my time here. Some other questions that I have about this garden is where are all of the community members. All of the consistent volunteers, bless their souls, come from Johnson County, which is known in this community as the nearby rich suburb. Is it a priviledge to be a volunteer?...... I will work with Momina on this issue as she also desires to increase community involvement and empower those in poverty. The purpose of our job is to do it so good that our job is not needed anymore. *I discussed with Glen, the garden's master gardener, about planting in the fall and he immediately shot the idea down saying it was much too late in the season. I wish my position with Cross-Lines would have started at the beginning of spring season so that I could feel like I have a purpose with the actual growing of the garden. Oh well, time will tell.