Since I'm on a roll I thought I'd share a story. There is this CG up the street from my house, not in my neighborhood, just one over. And I've been watching it develop over the past couple years from what I wasn't quite sure was a community garden into one really seriously awesome community garden.
A coupe weeks ago I stop by and introduce myself one day when there were three gardeners there. And I'm met with a great deal of suspicion. I give them my card, they squint at me. When community gardeners squint at you it's nerve-racking, so I start talking faster, I start telling them how nifty their garden is and mention that if they need any volunteers or plowing, give me a ring. Then they cross their arms and move one step backward. "no, seriously, I'd like to, no fees, I work for the food bank, it's all good!" "oh, I see, so then we have to give you half our food." So I guess I blew it, they never called or emailed me. I'd like to get them in my data base, but now I can't go back. and if I send a spy it will just make things worse. Oh well, I guess it takes all kinds. -fgc Fred Conrad Community Garden Coordinator Atlanta Community Food Bank 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. N.W, Atlanta GA 30318 Ph: 678.553.5932 Fax: 678.553.5933 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.ACFB.org <http://www.ACFB.org> Our Mission is to fight hunger by engaging, educationg and empowering our community. Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message is legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copy of this e-mail message and attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please delete it in its entirety. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20100721/97706c87/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
