I helped out at Evie Ratner's and Robin Jaffe's place today, as they get ready for the freeze tonight. They have a lot of plants, which they propagate themselves, that they sell every year for the annual Plant Sale to benefit the East Alabama Food Bank.
This is Evie. The plant sale has become so large that she and her husband cannot manage it by themselves, and they depend on volunteers to help make it happen. The entire operation and sale happens at their home. Everything you see here will be for sale on April 19.
This is Evie. The plant sale has become so large that she and her husband cannot manage it by themselves, and they depend on volunteers to help make it happen. The entire operation and sale happens at their home. Everything you see here will be for sale on April 19.
Evie in one of her many greenhouses. She and Robin donate some of their leftover vegetable plants to the Community Garden, which I coordinate.
Their operation doesn't only occupy their entire yard, it also takes over their entire living space. Here you can see how they grow transplants.
6 comments:
That is a fantastic undertaking & a great cause. Pass on our congratulations to your friends. We should try that here.
My word verification is 'cressess', which sounds like a cress success!
Oh, I wish I could volunteer for that. Sounds like hard work but a great fun day. That last picture looks like very healthy basil plants. My one basil has died but it the longest surviving one I'v ever had, had it since last summer.
Wow, what a set-up. It looks amazing. Would love to have a garden like that.
What a huge operation. So good of them to give so much time effort and space to the food bank.
Similar to the plant sale we do here at Sea Trail to benefit brunswick fasmily assistance. Last year we raised over $10,000 to feed the poor. We grow flowers instead of veggies. What a great undertaking.
Gosh. I am more and more in awe of people who are growing their food. I really need to get my boots on! We've plenty of room. Now if we could just squeeze in the time...
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