The Organic Rebellion

We’ve been assigned a plot in the Community Garden and I can’t wait to start! Growing up, we always had a lush, family garden, so much so, that when I went away to college and had to buy food on my own, I was shocked at what passed for “fresh produce.” Not only were the grocery store tomatoes, dry and puny, so were the zucchinis, lettuces, potatoes, and onions. I quickly realized why my suburban housemates didn’t share my veggie cravings. They didn’t have the benefit of rural exposure to Food The Way God Intended It To Be. To add insult to injury, grocery stores charged exorbitant prices for their fraudulent fruit.

Thanks to an abundance of farmers markets in our new home town and our own little piece of earth, my children will not have to war with their vegetables. We can finally turn our (light)sabers into plowshares and use our peelings. May the Farm be with you.