Hello All, After asking for help on a presentation to a Housing Advocacy Group, I received lots of solid documentation which will help me to sell the garden as a vital component in healthy urban environments. What a great resource this list serve is! So to Joanne from the Trust for Public Land, Andrea from GreenFlorida, Katie from Operation Green Plant, Miriam from Baltimore, and Amanda from Troront community Housing, thank you for the support. and thanks for the work you are all doing to support those who support Community Gardening. I hope I didn't leave anyone out. Doreen, my heart goes out to you. You are angry. And yes, it is a righteous anger. I fully understand it. I was like that myself, for years. It scares people. and it is hard on you. I know you are afraid of losing the garden. But your fear makes you less able to act as an advocate who will be accepted by the 'authorities'. I heard on the news the other day that when people are fearful they give off a pheromone of fear, that is unconsciously picked up by others who become fearful. When they become fearful they want to shoot the messenger. Lord knows this city is littered with dead messengers. You are too valuable to end up that way. You need to learn some new dance steps. I am just saying this because I have been through it. I have even been hit by some of 'shoot the messenger' bullets. But in part, due to the support I have received from this list serve, I am still here. So is the Sherbrook Street Community Garden. And even if the garden disappears, which is highly likely, I will continue to lobby on behalf of the value of Community Gardens. Which I am getting better at all the time. I am learning alot of personal lessons. Thank you all for sharing, in the true Community Garden way.
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