SUN JOURNAL • May 24, 2023
We recently moved from Nashville to Bowdoinham, and we faced a practical dilemma: On our one-acre lot, do we plant our own large garden or do we buy our vegetables from the six local organic farmers nearby? So, the solution? I think we will grow some basil and cherry tomatoes in small raised beds, and buy the rest of our vegetables from the farmers we want to support. It’s a small compromise, but it allows us time out of the garden to write letters to the editor and encourage others to support our local organic farmers. They need us, and we need them. ~ Jim Deming, Bowdoinham