OT - Seasons greetings from Pahokee and our community garden project #eating

And thanks for being a great Michigan man!

Awesome! Congratulations Vincent. We miss you (and your blocking from the backfield).

and keep up the great work.  A garden is an awesome project, don't sell yourself short! 

This project looks like a lot to me!  A community near me, close to East St Louis, has done something very similar and they grow produce for the local food bank and the program has gotten bigger and bigger over the last few years.  A close friend is the adminstrator for it and it really has become a light of hope for a lot of people.

It's great to read about a project like this, doing positive things for folks on many levels.  God Speed, Mr Smith!!

Yeah, that's great and all. But didn't you hear? THE BLOG GOT THE OLD MODERATING SYSTEM BACK!

 

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Glad the #EATING project has been such a great success so far. Keep up the great work V. Smith! You're such a great representation of what a Michigan Man is. Double Guns for days!

Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your success so far.  You have accomplished something special and should be very proud.

It's awesome to have been a part of what you started

Anything Vince Smith posts shouldn't have at least 100 upvotes.

Wishing all in Pahokee a MGoMerry Christmas. You are a great community leader. We need more young men like you...

Thank you for the update VS! Great to know things are coming along.

You sir, are awesome!

Vincent, it is always great getting updates on your project. You truly are an amazing person. Many talk about doing special things for others or their community, however for most its just talk. it is so refreshing to see someone with as much passion as you make big differences in people's lives. You truly are the embodiment of A Michigan man. Keep doing what you're doing as your community will benefit greatly. It is people like you that make me proud to be an alum of the greatest university in the world. God Bless you Vincent. GOBLUE!!!

Seeing stuff like this is what really makes me pround to be a Michigan fan. 

Keep up the good work, Mr. Smith.

You are a great person.

You're doing amazing work.  THank you for the updates and keep it up.

I got my print in the mail a couple weeks ago. Thanks. It's going on the wall in the man cave.

some rabbit or badger try to get into that garden and steal some veggies and get his a** mountain goat blocked by odoms and vincent. those guys

best of luck, keep us posted

and bravo to you for all your hard work in getting this worthwhile project up and running.  I grew up on a farm and I learned a lot about life through all of the work I had to put in to help my Dad out.  Don't sell yourself short, it is most definitely not "just a garden".  You are teaching those kids about patience & the benefits of hard work while at the same time helping bridge the generation gap.  This is no small undertaking. You should be extremely proud of your effort and achievement.  People like you make it easy to be proud to say I am a Michigan Wolverine fan.

You are really doing great work contributing to your community.

Truly living the motto, "become the change you want to see in the world". Congrats

You're doing a great thing there and you should be plenty proud of it. The involvement of the Mgoblog community has been the best thing that's happened on this blog since I've been around. If you can, keep the updates coming and let us know how to continue supporting your project. And very happy holiday greetings to you and yours!

You are a concrete reminder of what being a Michigan Man is all about.  So maybe not worst year ever?

You sir are a mensch/stand-up person. Thank you and may the seeds of your project continue to blossom.

That looks like some great soil for planting seeds in -- seeds of hope and seeds of change! Blessings on all that you are putting your hands to within your community! Go Blue #2 !!

Great to hear, Mr. Smith and company. Here's wishing you a productive growing season and abundant opportunities for more members of your community to get involved. 

Great work!  Plus we know how you keep rabbits out of the garden.

As the saying goes, "Give a man a fish; feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; feed him for a lifetime" - Lao Tzu

What you are doing is feeding these people for a lifetime. No truer title for the project than #EATING

This is perhaps the best donation I have ever made. Thank you for all of your good work and it makes me smile to hear that the people of Pahokke have had such a positive reaction to your garden. That was the biggest concern that I had. Glad to hear they like it.

 

Happy Holidays to You and Tae. Send some of that sun and warmth up our way.

Thanks for the update! Any update regarding the shirts for those who haven't received theirs?

 

Come on up to the D and represent urban gardens to the people who need them here. I have a friend who works for Keep Growing Detroit (she is a big Wolverine fan I wouldn't be surprised if she sees this post and her dad will for sure) and I bet she knows a lot of people who would come out to hear about your operation. And I bet you could exchange a lot of good advice!

Keep growing Pahokee!! Let us know what you need!