A Cordova Towne Co-Op????

My wife and I were talking the other day about the simple idea of having a Cordova Towne Co-Op. We are rookies when it comes to gardening, but last year we started with tomatoes, zucchini, spices, squash and peppers. Everything went over pretty well except for the peppers and squash. The reason why we began a garden was to eat food without pesticides and chemicals, save money at the store, and to be able to share any surplus, not to mention, it's fun to "farm".

We recently threw away some green tomatoes that did not ripen in time for Winter. Had we thought about it more though, we could have kept some for ourselves and then given the rest to residents in a Co-Op in order to have a Winter supply of fried green tomatoes. Doh!!!

As we began to talk about what we will be growing in our backyard this year, we thought of so many neighbors and residents who are also growing on their own or who might have fruit trees with fruit simply falling to the ground in waste because there is nobody to give it to. Wouldn't it be great then to be able to trade food with each other, make any surplus available to the neighborhood, share recipes, have organic food feasts/BBQs every now and then, promote healthy eating in Cordova Towne, and have the opportunity to be able to put our food together if need be to a Cordova Towne family in need?

If anyone is interested in this possibility, let us know. We think it will be fun and simple to organize a network of people throughout the neighborhood. If others are into this, then we can set up a time to meet and talk about the nuts and bolts and how it could work. One other thing that we could do is promote this idea during Beautification Week and maybe give away some free seed and plants, etc.... This could go over well with both newbie gardeners like us and also veterans. Anyway, there it is for you. Call five nine five three seven three five for questions or ideas.