Saturday, September 25, volunteers across the country joined Slow Food's to transform spaces into urban farns, edible schoolyards, and community gardens. The national "Dig In" event hoped to contribute towards "a world where food is good for you, good for the grower, and good for the planet." At the end of the workday, volunteers ate a meal together - truly the epitome of community bonding. As a closet foodie, politics major, and environmentalist, I love the Slow Food movement, which "links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment." Nothing inspires me like local people investing in their land and community, transforming it from simply a location to meaningful common ground. Is there ground more common than gardens and food?
Some notes from volunteers who participated in Dig In:
"Glad to have participated in an open house for a newly implemented children’s garden for our community children’s resource center. The resource center is also part of a garden food pantry program. It was great to meet new people and learn more about volunteering in the garden program."
"We raised a greenhouse at the Angelus Street Community Garden sponsored by GROW Memphis. Just put photos up on the Flickr stream. Everyone is a bit more sore today than yesterday but it was very satisfying labor."
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