Words of encouragement
A supporter of People’s Grocery recently read the article about us in the East Bay Express and sent us the following words of encouragement. Dimitria articulates a beautiful message about what is truly important in life and how good work can truly make a difference.
“It is so refreshing to read about your challenges trying to do country in the big city! I grew up in Novato, California, one of seven children in a Big Greek Family. We grew all of our own vegetables, raised chickens… our own eggs, milk from the dairy next door, fruits from all our trees we canned each year. Seemed so simple then, it was the way of life!
Now we live in this hugely modern world, trying to duplicate the same thing via the ‘country farm desire’ in the ‘city farm environment!’ I wish that we could go back in time when we were growing our yards by the bundle full, never having the situations or misgivings that now radiate in the current organic growth industry….we just grew simply, and ate abundantly without reservation or thought. We had to survive and growing our own was the key, the overgrowth we canned or gave to our neighbors! In short we shared.
If we could come up with the same ideals of the old days, I think that you can find success in your gardens, find those volunteers who come with open eyes and arms and heart to seeing your gardens grow, and put in the same effort/efforts that we did in the past and give now to these lovely places that are awaiting your produce grown with love, care and goodness!
Grow with the belief that it shall come out in time, learn the short and long of this growing, the timing, do not fret, Mother Nature is in control and your just behind the wheel trying to steer!!
I wish you all the best……Dimitria Letsos
