I recently found out that Campbell’s, one of our local nurseries, is serving as a collection point for surplus produce from community gardens and redistributing it to organizations helping the needy in Lincoln. “What a wonderful way to help those in need and build community,” I thought. We have always shared the extras from our garden, but I began to think how nice it would be to actually plan for that, to plant a little extra with the intention of giving it away to someone who could use it.

Especially in this economy, where jobs continue to be shed and so many families are struggling to get by on unemployment and savings, waiting for things to get better.

So I encourage you, if you plant a garden, to make a little room for an extra tomato plant, an extra row, whatever you can manage and think of a person or organization that could use the little extra.

And if you’re interested, you can head over to my site and see how you can enter to win a $15 gift certificate to Territorial Seed Company.

Happy Planting!

Dana Hanley is a homeschooling mother of five, living out her dreams on a small acreage in the country.  You can learn more of her family’s adventure at Roscommon Acres.