Plant Sale at FoodShare

Last summer I dug up the entire backyard of my new apartment. I pulled up (with the help of my muscular friend Dave) the squared concrete slabs that so many Portuguese, Polish and Italian families love to use to simplify lawncare and I mixed in to the rocky dirt some fresh soil and manure and we built beds and I planted my little heart out. By August, I had a garden in full bloom with some plants extending to 4 feet in height and the smell of the herbs attracting nightly visits from the racoons and the colour of the blossoms attracting swarms of butterflies. I had to move that same month and bid my newly created garden farewell but the one thing I never feel angst about leaving behind is the beauty of a garden for someone else to enjoy.

If you have a plot of land that is plantable then you must get yourself to the annual plant sale at the Field to Table headquarters at 200 Eastern Avenue this Saturday. There will be a host of incredible offerings in the form of both heirloom seeds and already burgeoning organic seedlings which simply need to be transplanted!

Check out their website for further details and location.

Hope to see you there!

Comments

[Ivonne]

I hope you have another garden to work on this summer! There's nothing like the joy of watching your own garden grow.

[Daphne]

Thanks Ivonne but nfortunately no garden in my new pad. I'm on the third floor with beautiful views of the trees and foliage out my window and I bike ride through the Annex every day to work under apple blossoms and lilac blooms and I have a bunch of planters under the window with mint and rosemary starting to grow. When the sun gets stronger and the air generally warmer I'll move stuff outside onto the fire escape. I guess it's called URBAN LIVING and making do with what we can!