Roger Doiron gives a TEDx talk

This TEDx talk makes me so proud of one Roger Doiron, Kitchen Gardeners International, and my own decision to farm.  I learned about Roger and his part-time project in 2008 when I was working on my community garden Master's thesis.  He had already performed a financial analysis of the costs and benefits associated with planting and growing an edible garden.  Since then, he and his organization successfully influenced the White House to plant its own kitchen garden and he went from part-time organizer to full-time leader.  I'd like to share with you the video of his recent talk, which happens to very eloquently explain why I decided to farm, too.

Subversive Eggplants

Just today I read a story posted by Roger Doiron of Kitchen Gardeners International (KGI).  While there are so many things to care about in this world, I believe that front and backyard gardening are important at a basic level.  Simply put, taking a stand for a kitchen garden says, "I want to be able to grow what I eat."

I would encourage anyone who likes the idea of eating from a garden to clic on this link to help a certain Adam Guerrero of Memphis and his front yard garden.  As you can see at the bottom of KGI's page, there are four different ways you can show your support before September 23rd.

If you prefer to copy and paste the link:
http://kitchengardeners.org/blogs/roger-doiron/stand-solidarity-adam-guerrero

"When one person wins the right to garden, we all win."  -- Roger Doiron, KGI founder