Talking with Plants in the Heartland

My friend who is a professor of forestry says, “There are no weeds - -just plants in the wrong place.”I’ve spent the morning removing such plants from their wrong places in a Nebraska flower garden.I’m from Florida.When I grasp these plants tightly by what could be their ankles, I sense they are yelling at me, “You’re the one in the wrong place! We’re native grass!”Shhh.You can relax in the compost.

Several times a year I travel to Lincoln where I enjoy pitching in with yard work at my daughter’s house and catching up on what’s going green in America’s heartland. The green movement is so past the tipping point - - last night I sat on the stoop and read in her neighborhood association newsletter about water conservation, greenways,  keeping a “sense of place” and where to buy locally grown produce.Wow.Sure beats reading about the neighbors' golf scores.

That last topic hooked me since I’d made a commitment to Liv Greene to eat locally grown produce at least three times a week.One takeaway from this trip, thanks to Leon’s Market in Lincoln announcing they are a member of Buy Fresh Buy Local, I've found more sources for locating businesses that sell locally grown produce.

These URLs will help you find locally produced food:

http://guide.buylocalca.org/

http://www.caff.org/programs/buylocal.shtml

http://www.localharvest.org/search.jsp?m&lat=28.045244&lon=-82 .06468&scale=4&p=3