grandpa - 6:46 pm on Feb 18, 2009 (gmt 0)

some sort of beard-growing hermit...

Hey, wait a minute, that's my reflection I see.

I love my garden vegetables, watered in part from captured rainwater and composted with on-site clippings, etc. The other day I pulled up a few remaining carrots from last season. They're extremely tasty, still. I'm hoping to expand asparagus production this year.

When I travel around this town I see vacant lots that could, and maybe should, be planted. Manpower is the largest obstacle. There's plenty of it, with unemployment up, but finding people who really want to, and who will take care of a plot is a challenge. As to ownership of the lots, I say "who cares!" If its empty, plant it. And if the owner appears and wants a slice, or wants to build, then simply move to the next lot. (I'm such an anarchist.)