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Thank you daughter, Katie Robin for helping me glean grapes this weekend. And a big thank you to Wash Park neighbor, L...
22/09/2025

Thank you daughter, Katie Robin for helping me glean grapes this weekend. And a big thank you to Wash Park neighbor, Lori, for letting us harvest her magnificent grape arbor again this year.

Lori has told us there are 5 different Concord grape varietals growing on this arbor but we could only detect 3. The white concord were the most prolific, boasting big, beautiful clusters.

We walked away with 55 pounds that were donated today to for grape juice🍇

Last Friday I met Elana Berusch from . She arrived on my porch to pick up two crates of apples we had gleaned earlier i...
21/09/2025

Last Friday I met Elana Berusch from . She arrived on my porch to pick up two crates of apples we had gleaned earlier in the week and a crate of veggies harvested by and her volunteers at Civic Center Park the day before.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with MAM (like I was), here are a few facts:

👍🏼born out of the pandemic, MAM is a grassroots organization run by volunteers.

👍🏼MAM feeds 300-400 unhoused and/or marginalized folks on the steps of the capital building every Monday evening from 4-7, regardless if it’s a holiday or inclement weather.

👍🏼MAM achieves this by dropping ingredients in community fridges around town the weekend prior. An alert is sent to volunteers that food has been delivered to the fridges then ingredients is retrieved and volunteers make the meals, delivering to the greater group on Monday evening.

👍🏼In addition to food, they provide a plethora of other resources that address basic and immediate needs.

And what was Elana making with two crates of apples? Apple crisp, lots of it!!🍎🍏🍎🍏❤️

Want to learn more about MAM and the work they do? Give them a follow!!

Thank you Heide for this tomato seedling. I’ll be saving seeds from this variety, “Two Hawks”, to share with you all ne...
13/09/2025

Thank you Heide for this tomato seedling. I’ll be saving seeds from this variety, “Two Hawks”, to share with you all next season!
Heide said this specimen was bred by her friend, Rob Two Hawks of East Palestine, OH. One plant has produced 9 large fruit this size or a bit smaller, with 3 more on the vine…wow, what a treat❤️🍅

Anything else we should know about this tomato, Heide?

Meet Maureen, a new friend and neighbor, who invited me to help harvest her concord grapes with her this morning. Twenty...
13/09/2025

Meet Maureen, a new friend and neighbor, who invited me to help harvest her concord grapes with her this morning. Twenty minutes and 18 lbs later Maureen treated me to a latte from Devil’s food and a delightful conversation. She then sent me home with the grapes, a couple of zucchini and a bunch of French Tarragon🌱

One of the best parts of what I do is the people I meet and the gifts I receive, both tangible and intangible. Thanks to the article I’ve had the opportunity to engage with more of my neighbors, learn about their lives and their interests. This week I learned thaf one of our regular tomato donors, Doug, is also a beekeeper and I was treated to not only two baskets of beautiful tomatoes for the porch pantry but also to a jar of his Platt Park Honey.🍯

As for the grapes…Maureen will help me deliver them to on Monday where she’ll meet the ‘Lunch Lady Extraordinaire’ Erin, who will be juicing them for her 100+ students.

It’s been an especially difficult week in our state/country, so I’m grateful for people like Maureen and Doug for making it a bit more bearable with their kindness❤️


Thank you to Barbara for inviting Mary, Molly, Joe and me to glean our favorite Asian Pear tree in the Cory-Merrill nei...
09/09/2025

Thank you to Barbara for inviting Mary, Molly, Joe and me to glean our favorite Asian Pear tree in the Cory-Merrill neighborhood this morning. The homeowners have shared their tree with us for the last 4 or 5 years and we were harvested nearly 100 lbs of fruit in just under an hour.

Thank you for sending it home with me to distribute to and tomorrow.

Also shared to the porch over the last 24 hours: a box of peaches, plums, herbs, celery, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers and tomatoes🙏🏼🥰 THANK YOU community!!

This holiday weekend I am going to sit back and enjoy my own garden bounty🥰Tomatoes, Amethyst Jewels Eggplant, Pot-a-peñ...
30/08/2025

This holiday weekend I am going to sit back and enjoy my own garden bounty🥰Tomatoes, Amethyst Jewels Eggplant, Pot-a-peño peppers, Blackberries, Mexican and Black Beauty Zucchini, Cucumbers and Beans.

Thanks to donors: Jill Fielder (and her fellow Steele community gardeners) Jane Thornton, Tricia Beavers, , Kim Mitchel...
27/08/2025

Thanks to donors: Jill Fielder (and her fellow Steele community gardeners) Jane Thornton, Tricia Beavers, , Kim Mitchell and the South HS garden we’ve gathered 225 lbs of food this week to divvy up between and

Thanks for making the trip to my porch this week y’all🥒🍆🫑🌶️🌻🍅❤️🙏🏼☺️

THIS THURSDAY!! Please join us as we celebrate and support the important work that they do! Chefs from SAME and will u...
26/08/2025

THIS THURSDAY!! Please join us as we celebrate and support the important work that they do! Chefs from SAME and will use locally sourced ingredients to create beautiful and deliciously curated dishes for us. Music will be provided by on the front porch🎶

This is a fundraising party for one of our favorite partners, join us as we celebrate the bounty of the season and honor the important work they do!! Tickets are $55 and all proceeds go to SAME’s mission of creating community through healthy food access. Eventbrite link in bio.

Hope to see you Thursday!!

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