Holly Bechiri has a great post over at CRC Justice Seekers called "Foraging in the middle of miniscrapers" in which she reflects about a recent berry-picking excursion in the middle of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
It's been interesting along our tour to talk to people about all of the space in the middle of urban and suburban areas that goes uncultivated (or, in Holly's story, "wild" food that goes unnoticed). Tuttle Farm is a great example of the possibilities for growing food on an average suburban lot. And two of the churches we've visited have discussed what it might look like to use some of the land around their buildings for community gardens.
What might it look like if we all attempted to grow a bit of the food we eat on land we steward?
aww, shucks.
thanks!
our community likes foraging, but we also have tilled up all our yard (front and back) and are now using it for vegetables, of course, but also herbs, fruit trees, berry bushes, a mushroom patch... pretty much every available inch of space we want to be stewarding in a way that replenishes the earth and feeds us well.
it's been interesting to see the neighbors' reactions. some are getting pretty interested and wanting to do some themselves, but others still think it's strange that we have squash in our front yard...
we're looking forward to having the eat well food tour come to town!
-holly and the franklin farmers