Great post as per usual!

I think one of the most powerful things a person can do is start to grow their own food. Since we started growing our garden the amount of interest in gardening from our neighbors has gone parabolic. Last year it was us and our direct neighbor who grew vegetables. We gave some of the excess harvest to people in our neighborhood. This year there is 20 of us who are growing gardens of various sizes. All of the younger kids are involved and really enjoy it. We are going to have a big block party later in the summer and all put some of our harvest towards the meal.

I think maybe a garden is a good representation of community. Takes time and starts small but grows over time and is really rewarding.