In the small community of Spencer, Oklahoma, there’s something wonderful happening. Since 1999, the City County Community Garden (founded by Floyd Jameson, Jr.) has fed hundreds of families with produce. This is a small community with approximately 4,000 residents. Many of these residents live below the poverty line.
With the help of several dedicated volunteers and donations from individuals and companies, and permission to use land from the Oklahoma City Public School, the garden is able to help meet the needs of the elderly and low-income families each year.
If it were not for such a garden like this, Mr. Jameson would have gone hungry many days while growing up. This experience has left Mr. Jameson with a desire to do what he can to stop huger, and to help those who really need it.
When a community comes together like this, it’s very special. In springtime there is planting and there is watching seeds sprout. During summer there is the harvest, and then in the fall there is the celebration of Thanksgiving.
When Mr. Jameson was a child, a garden put food on his family’s table. Now, as an adult, he wants others to make it through some tough times with a garden that puts food on their tables. He certainly is paying it forward!
Bruce
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
by Debra
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