Today was a very big day for me. The first class of the DFW Citizen Gardener program occurred today, and it was a great success. We had 29 students go through, and I could tell there were many ‘ah-ha’ moments for people. I think many were inspired to go home and start growing some of their own food.
I decided this spring to do some useful action to help solve some of the problems I complain about all the time. I am bringing the Citizen Gardener program started in Austin to the DFW metroplex. The program is designed to give every-day people who don’t have much time or money the knowledge, skills, and encouragement to grow some of their own food. It also aims to build communities, help others, and be sustainable. Many of the students from today will go on to volunteer and teach future classes. I’ll schedule classes in the local planting season, and hope to have many available in the spring time. If anyone is interested in learning more about the program, please visit the main Citizen Gardener DFW page, the Citizen Gardener board on the North Texas Vegetable Gardeners forum, or contact me directly!
