Finally -

 It has been frustratingly cold and rainy, preventing community gardeners from planting warm weather crops - tomatoes, eggplant, basil, etc.  But we've finally had a break and temperatures are in the high 50's overnight and in the high 60's to low 70's during the day, so most of the garden plots are now full of young plants - raising hopes for some delicious fresh garden produce in the weeks/months ahead.

Those crops planted earlier are doing well, although germination rates are low due to the cold, so additional seeding has been necessary.  Garlic is loving all of the rain, and the lettuce and spinach are flourishing.

Rhubarb is being harvested, and the last cutting of asparagus has happened - it's now time to let the asparagus bed go to seed.  This is the third year for the asparagus - still too early to harvest a large crop, but the ones that were harvested were delicious!

The garden is so inviting with the newly planted plots!  And we've already had three harvests from the donation plots which were provided to organizations serving those with food insecurity.  Small harvests, yes, but every bit helps, particularly as federal funding is putting more stress on states.  Vermont has already seen cuts to federal food funding.  In March, the Trump administration canceled $1.7 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that was supposed to subsidize the sale of locally produced food for schools and organizations that assist low-income Vermonters.   

As this is likely happening across the country, why not put aside some plots in your community garden to support your local food banks?