On 01/14/2014 05:45 AM, Marcus G. Daniels wrote: > Glen writes: > >> I use it myself in choosing to donate money, rather than labor to the >> community garden. > > At some cost premium, and perhaps quality penalty, I pay money at this > place called a grocery store.
Ha! I get my veggies from the store, too. I don't get any food in exchange for my donations. Plus, I don't personally donate the funds. My company does, in exchange for having our logo on the fence ... not that anyone in this neighborhood (or many others) has any need for the things at which I'm adequate. 8^) Anyway, unlike the grocery store, the community garden donates pounds of food to locals whose income is below the poverty line and to some shelters. Safeway and Albertson's do charity work, but it's that large-scale, impersonal type charity. These smaller scale donations increase the interpersonal interactions within the neighborhood, effectively mixing the well off with the homeless. 4 of the plots are actually gardened by local families below the poverty line. They have enough to pay rent at the low income housing about 1 mile away, but very little else. This gives them a chance to garden with their kids using resources provided by the neighborhood. -- ⇒⇐ glen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
