cukes, kale, and cabbage
21 Jul
It’s been over a month since we last posted pictures, and things have changed quite dramatically! We now have a vegetable-bearing jungle on our hands and it’s been pretty exciting to see the jumanji-like transformation. Thanks to Diana for the lovely photos taken at our work day last saturday.
harvest!
harvested cabbage
monster squash plants
I just got back from seeing Food Inc., a really insightful look into our national and global food system and why being in control of what we eat is so important. Essentially, it explains our motivation behind starting a project like Raytown Community Garden. If you have the time, please go see it! It’s playing at the Tivoli and the Leawood Theater.
Also, this Saturday, Raytown Community Garden will be at the Raw Bliss Fest. This is going to be big and a lot of fun. You can find more info about it here. Hope to see you there!
Katy and I attended Chipotle’s free showing of Food, Inc. last week. It was a good movie that avoided Michael Moore-like tactics that tend to turn people off. Sure, it was preaching to the choir (local farmers’ markets have always been the healthy and economical way to go), but I hope that it’ll reach a few people who may not know some of the stuff.
Obviously, the filmmakers picked a worst-case scenario with a mother of a son who died in 12 days from Ecoli poisoning, but I think the manufacturer’s response is what’s important. It told her to shut up and didn’t even apologize. That’s not exactly good business, unless government’s on your side.
-Jonathon Smith