Rhetoric: grow your own food in your garden!
Reality: we grew too much squash, and we can't give it away. Food banks do not want perishable foods, even when (as with squash) they will last unrefrigerated for 3-6 months.
#gardening tip: you probably want only 5 squash plants for personal food
Rich Puchalsky ⩜⃝
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