On Monday the garden harvested an eggplants, a dozen hot peppers, cherry tomatoes and radishes. Our gardeners were so excited to see their hard work and patients pay off. When people harvest their crops for the first time they always have this magical reaction, almost disbelief. It seems almost to good to be true that the tiny seeds they planted months ago gave way to healthy plants. Its the most direct way to see our planet at work. Gardening allows people to see the connection between their work and nature's work. Trust me the payoff can be huge, we have eggplants to prove it.
This Friday the garden is celebrating its first open season with a community potluck. We are using a liberal definition of community and opening up our gates to anyone that feels moved to come by. I hope to see many new and familiar faces. Maybe some of this season's harvest will even end up in some of the dishes!
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