I came home to Idaho last week and finally got to check out the amazing gardens that Community Roots has been establishing on my parents’ property. I was truly blown away. In less than a year, they have transformed an empty piece of land into a beautiful series of gardens that will now work to provide food for Kootenai County’s very first CSA.

A couple of days after I arrived, my mom and I woke early to join Kaleb and Corrin as they picked, washed, sorted and boxed-up vegetables for the season’s first pick-up that afternoon. It’s been chilly here in northern Idaho, so we were just able to bundle rhubarb, garlic scapes, lettuces, spinach, bok choy, green onions, radishes, and a couple of hearty herbs. Mom and I didn’t get to stick around for the arrival of the first customers, but reports were that the boxes were well received. This was such a wonderful thing to be involved in, and I’m so thrilled to know that my parents are playing an important role in the education of a community that is in need of a little inspiration when it comes to their local food resources.

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