
An optimist looking over their own garden fence might be inclined to say something like “Wow, the vegetable patch is half full.” A pessimist looking at the same plot would say, “shucks, the vegetable patch is half empty.” but when a giving person comes upon that same garden they say “Look at all those vegetables, I’m going to go find some hungry people.”Gardeners are natural givers, because the garden teaches us the importance of giving. When we give our plants compost, they thrive and produce. When we give our bodies home grown foods, we thrive and are productive. When we share all this productive health by giving the gift of access to gardening to folks who wouldn’t otherwise have it, we share one of...