Planting the flag

We took the flag down from the shopping center and we planted it in the Victory Garden
~ Barbara Kingsolver

I was catching up on podcasts of The Splendid Table today. One of the topics was the end of their year long locavore project. After listening to the inspiring snippets from the participants, there was an interview with Barbara Kingsolver. She was discussing the hard times our country has come through before when she made the comment above.

While we are still in the depths of winter here, the spring planting season is truly just around the corner. Let us all plant that flag in the Victory Garden this year.

Local and sustainable over cheap. Consume fewer goods with a willingness to pay a fair price for the goods that are consumed. Buy direct; buy local. Get back to basics.