The coolest thing that EVER happened

Our idol.

Our hero.
Our inspiration.
Jamie Oliver.

Our work in Somers was a single and solid rung in the ladder of reshaping the world's relationship with food. Jamie Oliver has done so much to further the Food Revolution and we could not be more honored that:

We, meaning Robin, Jordan & Katie, were asked to write an article about our experience with the Americorps in Montana. You can check out the article here.

Yesterday, lovely news from Robin concerning the garden arrived by telegram (people other than Katie call this gmail). The kids are covering the tomatoes and basil to protect them from the nippy frost of the coming fall. Pumpkins are blushing with color and heavy in weight, they have said farewell to the first couple of batches of basil which have been prepared into pesto and frozen for future delight, i.e. yum yum!

How great, an update!

From an internet cafe tucked away in Manhattan's lower east side, Katie types away, eyes beaming as she looks over the most recent photos of the SMS garden Robin has sent our way.

The pumpkins have grown in all directions, banishing the bed to invisibility; meanwhile, the tomatoes and tomatillos have bushed out to look less like leaves and more like a giant's bed head.

If you look closely, to the left of the bed, there are pots of marigolds keeping the bugs away from the fattening tomatoes.

In the courtyard, where birds are a greater worry than bugs, the painted ladies have fanned out and are loaded with beans.










The garden is doing so well and, soon enough, we will have our final number on the weight of all food harvested! Excitement!