I could have written this post. We have a little free pantry in our neighborhood playground where you can leave shelf stable food for someone who needs it. Sometimes I tuck in little extras. I remember once we were having a hard time and instead of helping us out with money we were gifted a bunch of cheap food we wouldn’t have chosen. (Little did we know I was autistic so consistent flavor and texture was really important to me. Plus no one asked about food allergies.) Mom was so offended they didn’t trust us to pick out our own groceries. I always remember that when I leave something extra there. Just because people are having a hard time doesn’t mean they wouldn’t enjoy a jar of chocolate hazelnut. Also, I think we have Mare’s Tails as well. I’m not sure if it’s the same plant, but we had several pop up when we let part of our yard grow tall. We also found a self seeded tomato plant. This year there are 4 volunteer tomato’s. Davy loves checking on them and they grow better than anything we planted.
I love all of this... I have one straw flower which somehow has seeded from last years... I didn't plant any this year 'cause I could only focus on a limited number of things this year. That maternity leave year was so bountiful but the bounty keeps on giving... <3
Aw thanks... It's part of my abundance practise - since around 2020 I think - it's a simple one to check in and see how I'm feeling about giving something away if I forget to purposefully buy something because Luna is tearing things off the shelves lol...
So he travelled up to a place called Tap O North for like 2 weeks - it was held there - Permaculture Design I think it was called... they now have their own youtube channel and are SO inspiring - they are on the gram too. :)
I could have written this post. We have a little free pantry in our neighborhood playground where you can leave shelf stable food for someone who needs it. Sometimes I tuck in little extras. I remember once we were having a hard time and instead of helping us out with money we were gifted a bunch of cheap food we wouldn’t have chosen. (Little did we know I was autistic so consistent flavor and texture was really important to me. Plus no one asked about food allergies.) Mom was so offended they didn’t trust us to pick out our own groceries. I always remember that when I leave something extra there. Just because people are having a hard time doesn’t mean they wouldn’t enjoy a jar of chocolate hazelnut. Also, I think we have Mare’s Tails as well. I’m not sure if it’s the same plant, but we had several pop up when we let part of our yard grow tall. We also found a self seeded tomato plant. This year there are 4 volunteer tomato’s. Davy loves checking on them and they grow better than anything we planted.
I love all of this... I have one straw flower which somehow has seeded from last years... I didn't plant any this year 'cause I could only focus on a limited number of things this year. That maternity leave year was so bountiful but the bounty keeps on giving... <3
Could take some inspiration from this post. I really like the idea of buying an item for the food bank and imagining it brightening someone’s day🌞
Aw thanks... It's part of my abundance practise - since around 2020 I think - it's a simple one to check in and see how I'm feeling about giving something away if I forget to purposefully buy something because Luna is tearing things off the shelves lol...
The weed killing really bothers me here too 💔 I’d love to know more about Dave’s permaculture course!
So he travelled up to a place called Tap O North for like 2 weeks - it was held there - Permaculture Design I think it was called... they now have their own youtube channel and are SO inspiring - they are on the gram too. :)