Garden Giving

I already know that you are a giving and sharing type of person. The question is, are you ready to do some garden giving?

Every year I plant radishes in the spring, even though I’m the only one in my house who eats them. I’m glad I do this because I get to share the harvest. I have at least 4 friends who love radishes and who haven’t the time or resources to plant their own. I love growing them to give away.

Dana at RoscommonAcres.com has the same idea, though not necessarily with radishes. But Dana is taking giving one step further this spring. She would like to encourage all of us to plant some extra seeds and to find a family in need to share the harvest with.

I’m a little daunted by the idea of finding a family in need, someone outside the circle of people I already know and give veggies to. However, yesterday when I put my lettuce, kale, pea, and radish seeds in I did plant extra. I filled up my two whole raised beds with early spring vegetable seeds for more food than my own family can eat.

Garden giving is a great idea. I’ll have to wait and see what kind of harvest I get this spring; I don’t want to promise food then not be able to deliver. If you like the idea of growing a little extra, do go over and look at Dana’s article on Share the Harvest. To encourage us all to give this a try, Dana is offering a $15 gift certificate to Territorial Seeds to one participant.

Have you ordered your seeds yet? What are you planning to plant?

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