From Email this morning, Dallas church garden’s abundance makes a big impact on its food-insecure community&bvsp;Quoting the article, a snippet, "[Episcopal News Service] Since 2003, Our Saviour Community Garden, located on the grounds of the Church of Our Saviour in Dallas, Texas, has been providing fresh fruits and vegetables to help feed people in need. Becky Smith has overseen the 1-acre garden since its founding. In those 21 years, she and dozens of volunteers have cultivated more than 60 tons of food – 120,000 pounds – all grown organically and donated to the Pleasant Grove Food Pantry. The pantry serves an area of southeast Dallas where 25% of children are at risk for hunger. “It’s using space for what’s going to work best to feed people,” Smith told Episcopal News Service. Food from the garden makes a big difference to clients of the food pantry, Martha Doleshal, its executive director, told ENS. Up to a third of the pantry’s fruits and vegetables come from Our Saviour, she said. “The vegetables are very popular,” Doleshal said. Leafy greens like turnip and collard greens are a special favorite of their older clients. “They enjoy the fruits and vegetables they grew up with … and they know how to cook them.”".
I'm supposed to take my brother to the chinese buffet in Lake Jackson for lunch. I'll call later to suggest we go next week when we both have more money. Social Security checks don't get deposited until tomorrow. I've plenty of money in m checking account, but I'm pretty sure he's stretched resource wise.
I swear he was asleep on my bed at the other end of the house until he heard the office chair squeak when I sat down.
A0831hrs. - My brother agreed to moving our lunch date to next week. Considering the time of day (he's usually not up this early) I think he was looking forward to going, until I reminded him of the probable shape of his checking account. This as been a five week month which makes it rough on his budget.
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