Today I finally planted some garlic in my vegetable garden. Garlic is usually planted from mid October thru December in the Puget Sound Area. I still have some more to plant but hope to be all done in a few days.
I usually plant my garlic quite a bit earlier but for some reason this year I just haven't felt the need to hurry. Maybe this is because we haven't even had a frost yet. Today in fact the temperature is 56 degrees. That is 11 degrees above normal. And though I am enjoying the warmish weather it also seems to illustrate that global warming is real and its effects are already being felt. That is just an observation on my part. But I have heard similar thoughts from friends who are noticing that their Fuscias and Hydrangeas are still going strong.
That being said what am I doing about it? Well I think about ways I can continue to burn less fossil fuels. One way is to grow my own produce, another is to help a neighbor grow food too. In the past few weeks I have been working with a few others from my city to start up a sustainability group. We are Sustainable Lynnwood. I have some grand ideas for this group. I would like to see us have at least a dozen members that would work with our community and the city council to fund a Community Garden.
Nearby, in Seattle the Community P-Patch's number in the 70's. Up here in South Snohomish County where I live there is nary a one that is city or county funded. Ever since I found out that this was the case I have been trying to figure out how I could get one in my suburban city of Lynnwood.
So begins the grassroots movement now known as Sustainable Lynnwood. This group is also a S.C.A.L.L.O.P which is an offshoot of the now infamous Sustainable Ballard This group has really lead the way in grassroots organizing in our area.
Our first event will be a free screening of the locally filmed and produced documentary "Good Food" . We hope to draw in like minded people to increase our membership and our movement.
If you would like to see your city more active in becoming sustainable consider starting up a sustainable group yourself.
