more seeds

I stopped at the new Lowe's on Pitney Road today and told the manager, Jamie Wendorf, what we were up to over here with the alley garden and he gave us the over $50 in seeds and such that I had tallied up for $15! Nice. Thanks Jamie and Lowes! And I talked with another friend this week who had a ton of ideas about other places to find support for the garden.

Even though we're just getting started, it has been a really cool experience so far. In particular, I now feel like I know three boys from a few doors up - every time I leave the house out the front or the back they are around and wondering if I'm going to work in the garden and if they can help. Chad and I have both had surprisingly good/candid/vulnerable interactions with neighborhood adults as well. It's like this fledgling garden has opened a door to a different level of relationships.

And if we get some food out of it that will be an added bonus!