Last week, I posted to the local Buy Nothing group on Facebook that I was willing to share the bounty of my garden with anyone who wants or needs some fresh food in their lives.
If you don't know what a Buy Nothing Group is, here is a very short explanation. It is a project that was founded by two women in the US that wanted to create a very local gift economy. The idea is to share freely of what we have - from products to services to a friendly word - and asks as freely for what we need. Most of the activity is via Facebook at this time. But who knows - maybe someday we will have a Buy Nothing Share Economy Style project here.
That would be so cool!!
If you want to learn more about the project, here is their website.
Last week, I posted in the Facebook group what I have and asked people to give me their email so I could send them a note when I am harvesting. I also sent a group message to all that had sent me a friend request.
Then, I loaded the table. You can see my morning cleanup in this Vlog.
There was quite a bit left over and I wasn't sure if people didn't take more because they didn't want to be greedy or if they didn't know how to eat the stuff.
From the experience I gained when I had my store, I know that many people are very limited in the things they eat - or even know that you can eat it and that it is delicious!
I decided that I will make a spreadsheet and send it out to everyone. Then, people can pick what they want.
I am also planning to write about each of these plants here on UpTrennd and share what they are good for and how to use them.
Here is the list.
| Collards |
| Rosemary |
| Thyme |
| Majoram |
| Oregano |
| Mexican Oregano |
| Winter Savory |
| Mint |
| Apple mint |
| Bay leaves - fresh |
| Lemon Grass |
| Nasturtiums |
| Orange leaves (tea) |
| sorrel |
| Wild radish leaves (like mustard greens) |
| borage |
| comfrey |
| sorrel |
| Collard starts |
| Longevity Spinach starts |
| some new Zealand spinach |
| eggs (only one doz right now, can divide) |
| micro greens - some |
| Lemons thanks to Elyssa |
| Piece of chilachayote |
This is the Chilachayote squash. I totally love it but it is very hard to cut :)
And here are some of the microgreens I am growing.
My question to you is this - well, I should say my questions are:
- Are you familiar with the plants on the list?
- Are you open to trying new things?
- Are you interested in learning more about each of the plants?
Let me know in the comments.
Also, please leave a link to your #grovid29 post in the comments with your Twitter name. I will tweet it out and will feature it in one of my future Grovid20 posts.
Please visit our Fellow Grovidian @Elizabeth V
Here is the post I like you to visit https://www.uptrennd.com/post-detail/grovid20-gardening-duties-and-maintenance-for-the-day~Mjk4ODA5
and her twitter name is @elvlach
If you don't know what #Grovid20 means, let me tell you. @TigerLily started the hashtag when all the posts were about Covid19 and we all were and are so sad about it. #Grovid20 is about sharing our gardens and plants, looking at all the beautiful things we can do now, and looking into the positive future!
Join us! Also, tweet it out using #grovid20
https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest