Buttercup squash growing on trellis (Late June 2016)

Late June garden update + grapes, pears, peaches, berries

variety of Tomatoes growing

Broccoli and onion growing

Anne yellow raspberry

Sugar pumpkin & other squash growing around trellis

Sowed Butternut squash, acorn & cushaw in row with trellis

Christmas lima beans growing on trellis

Burdock growing

Buttercup squash

Aronia, mulberry, & goji berry plants from Baker Creek Seeds

Cape gooseberry growing in pots

Luffa gourds growing in pots

Hidatsa beans planted in pots

Apple gourds growing in red and orange pot with pepper seeds sown in small pots

Peppers sown in pots with cucumber in hanging pot

Cucumbers growing around trellis

June 2016 garden harvests (lettuce, peas, zucchini, blueberries, & broccoli)

Food Not Bombs Initiative

From "FAQ" section of Food Not Bombs website:

"The government and corporations find our message – that we could redirect the taxes that currently are used on the military to fund things like education and healthcare – a threat to their profits and power. They also worry that our sharing of food with the hungry shows that we can end hunger. They fear that the sharing of food and literature with the message Food Not Bombs in high-visibility locations is an effective way to inspire public pressure for change to our political and economic system. In 2009, two U.S. State Department officials gave a lecture at the Fletcher School of Diplomacy in Medford, Massachusetts comparing the group that shares vegan meals in parks and al-Qaeda; they said the people sharing the food were a greater threat than al-Qaeda because people visiting their meals would be influenced to support policies diverting tax dollars from military spending towards education, healthcare and other social services...
"Americans discard over 40 percent of the food that is produced. 1,400 calories worth of food is discarded per person each day, which adds up to 150 trillion calories per year. The United Nations reported in 2010 that all one billion people that go hungry could be fed by the food that is wasted every day...
"ood Not Bombs has worked against racism since the beginning. The first collective provided food to the people protected by the Black Liberation Army at Columbia Point Housing Projects in Boston at a time when people of color were under attack by white gangs in South Boston. The first group also organized a multi-racial free concert in Cambridge and provided food to the Mohawk nation in New York. Food Not Bombs has many volunteers from all backgrounds, races and cultures. Most volunteers in Africa are black and volunteers in Asia are Asian, and so on. Food Not Bombs volunteers have even been killed while sharing food because of their work against racism. On November 13, 2005, Timur Kacharava  was stabbed to death by racists as he was packing up the weekly meal in St. Petersburg because Food Not Bombs provides food at anti-racists actions. Several other Food Not Bombs volunteers have been murdered by racists in Russia since Timur was killed. Food Not Bombs also organizes a People of Color Caucus at our gatherings and seeks to include all in the work of ending racism...
"over 17 percent of the people went hungry every month in 2010 and the United Nations is warning of a huge increase in hunger in 2012. U.S. Census data show that nearly half of all Americans struggle to survive. The United States is not alone. The global economy is in crisis. Hunger and poverty are increasing in every area of the world. When over a billion people go hungry every day, how can we spend another dollar on war? Why do we spend fifty cents of every federal tax dollar on the military when millions go hungry and are forced out of their homes here in the United States"

Early June garden update

Bathroom Bill hypocrisy

"A patriarchal world where men can make statements like “I need to protect my daughter from “'freaks' in bathrooms” but that also doesn’t point out the hypocrisy of not protecting them from assault, gender pay gaps, objectification, and abuse." -Stephanie Hunter, article at: This Mom Shreds Every Bathroom Banner With A Startling Rant Everyone Must Read