“The corn is the firstborn and grows straight and stiff; it is a stem with a lofty goal. Laddering upward, leaf by long-ribbed leaf, it must grow tall quickly…Beans put out a pair of heart-shaped leaves on just a stub of a stem, then another pair, and another, low to the ground. The bean focuses on leaf growth while the corn accentuates the height. ..Meanwhile, the squash, the late bloomer of the family, is steadily extending herself over the ground, moving away from the corn and beans, setting up broad lobed leaves like a stand of umbrellas waving at the ends of hollow petioles…As the leaves grow wider, they shelter the soil at the base of the corn and beans, keeping moisture in, and other plants out.”

— Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass.

This then, is the idea of community, we connect with each other, nurture each other, inspire and encourage one another. We make our own news. Today, our new garden is the big story. You will not learn about it on cable news or in the greedy corporate hydra we call the media, which profits every minute of every day on our fear and anger.