Oops! I never noticed this Black Swallowtail caterpillar when I snipped parsley for today's herb bunches. Lucky caterpillar. It gets to eat for another day.
This is year two of our gardening experiment and we are learning a lot. When our first beets were harvested, we planted radishes in that spot. They are ripening nicely now. We'd heard that some folks who rely on the food bank cook radishes with their potatoes to extend the meal.
Our gardening buddy knew that she was scheduled to lead a hike today, so she did a lot of harvesting last night. This morning, Ted picked up the slack. Somehow it all works out.
Beans we planted in the late summer are coming along nicely. I tried one. So tasty.
Today, Ted did jobs that he's never done in his life. Like picking sunflowers.
Sedums and goldenrod look great together, don't you think?
Another of Ted's first-time jobs was to pick 30 goldenrod stems. They are at their peak this week.
We put together around 15 bunches today. When we brought the boxes of produce and herbs and flowers into the food bank, one of the volunteers went out of her way to say how much their neighbours loved getting flowers. Nice. I love giving them, they love receiving them. Food for the soul.
There's a better view. The back seat was full of spinach and cherry tomatoes. Bags and bags of yellow cherry tomatoes from our gardening buddy's friend in Blenheim. Don't you love that? Someone in Blenheim heard about FareShare and sent along a whack of yellow cherry tomatoes.
When we arrived at FareShare, the director shared some sobering statistics with us. She'd just finished her monthly reports. Last month there was an increase of 100 families using our food bank. The need is great.
I hope they all get to eat for another day.
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