Amazing!! And they say that kids don't play or get any exercise!!

Thanks. I'm planning on changing my life today. I know I'm ready, I know I'm capable and I know there are many people on my side. Its just scary when the doubter is your boss...

"It took me most of a lifetime to realize not trying IS failure."

I'm working on making it only half a lifetime. Good for you for getting going! :^)

What!?! They make tracts that look like fake money? Where have I been? I've gotta find me a batch and wall paper my bathroom... ^_^

Oh, and Word on #2 (both of them).

"I wasn’t growing, I wasn’t being renewed, I was a adrift. And I don’t want that."

Going to find my paddle and get back to shore. It'd be nice to grow too big for this dinghy anyway...

Didn't sound any worse than mine did!

Ring or no ring, if he has a lovely wife, he shouldn't be finishing your fish with sugar... :^)

Amazing! I'd not seen this either. I love stop motion animation and had a blast playing pac-man as a kid back in the 80s.

<a href="http://www.greaterlansingfoodbank.org" target="_blank">www.greaterlansingfoodbank.org <a href="http://www.flickr.com/thegardenproject" target="_blank">www.flickr.com/thegardenproject (although it hasn't been updated this year... soon!)

Our gardening program has really evolved over the past 4 years! Our program has been active since 1983, with the intention of helping folks grow their own food (teach them to fish...). A garden would be started in a public space and we'd hand out seeds/plants, provide tools, classes, etc. That model appears 'one size fits all', but it's not really effective ~different folks garden for different reasons. So, we started training organizations (churches, pantries, schools, etc) to facilitate the type of garden that would work best for them. Not so much 'how-to garden' but ways to establish partnerships and become a sustainable asset to their community.

For our gleaning program, we're very lucky to have Michigan State University right next to us, so we get quite a bit of produce (90%) from their research farms & orchards. We also have done outreach to local area farmers, farmers markets, etc. to get donations.

The limitations really come at the pantry level, most have NO refrigerated storage space plus are usually staffed by volunteers with limited hours. We send out our produce the day that its picked, but pantries aren't always open when produce is available, so it can be a bit of a juggling game.

Feel free to contact me if you'd like some more info: kyle@greaterlansingfoodbank.org :^)

Say Ya to da UP, eh? ;^)