I have had the pleasure in helping to start up a little grass roots group called Media Green Exchange. The mission is to build a community that enjoys not only food exchange but also working together to turn possible underutilized space into food growing opportunities.Today my family met in town to share in each others’ harvest! People can bring anything from their garden they may have an abundance of such as fruits, vegetables, flowers or herbs and swap with someone else. They can also feel free to bring other garden related items as well to exchange…. plants, seeds, coffee grounds for the compost pile… or some old gardening tools laying around not being used. It is swap only, no money exchanged and the items must be from the garden or home. Although I was personally unable to attend due to something as equally fun and important, I did enjoy packing up our wagon with rudbeckia plants, string beans, eggs, peppermint, oregano, and parsley. I sent the family off to the swap and came home to hear tales of fun had by all. I was met with raspberry plants on the porch as well as swiss chard, jalepenoes, cherry tomatoes, a butternut squash, and some bay leaves in the kitchen. The best part of all was that Norah wanted to make something with the bay leaves, so her and Papa made a huge batch of tomato sauce. I came home just in time for the taste test. YUM! What a fun day. We can’t wait for next week’s swap.