A month has past since my last blog post. If I had to speak in quantitative terms, not much has occurred. My tomato and how pepper seedlings are inches higher and have "official" leaves. I planted the following seeds: collards, cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, sweet peppers, basil, cilantro, lettuce, spearmint, lavender, oregano, and thyme. Peas (planted a bit too late, but we will see) are slowly sprouting on my patio. However, I received great news this week which unofficially launched Sow. Harvest. Share. A representative of the Capital Area Food Bank's Grow A Row program informed me that the food pantry at The Christ Church in Old Town Alexandria would appreciate my fresh produce donations. I have waited all winter for this news.
I am beyond excited to be working with The Christ Church and the Capital Area Food Bank.The next step is to design flyers to inform community gardeners of Sow. Harvest. Share, pick-up schedule, drop-off day, etc., etc. It will be weeks, maybe months before I and my fellow gardeners have anything to harvest and share. That said, receiving that email was the beginning of many great things to come . . . . provided I remain patient.
