Thankfully yesterday was sunny again.

Days of straight sun then grayness and sweeping rain Saturday until right before the Procession of the Species started was a shock.

My roommates started a garden awhile ago and yesterday I helped them lay down hay to kill the grass around the beds of potential eatables.

I've noticed the semi-religious importance of food here in Olympia. Maybe its just the folks that I interact with, but when people talk about growing food in this city its like they're talking about something sacred.

In the neighborhood where I live on the Westside almost everybody has a garden. Some are quite large with a variety of vegetables. Some appear to produce year round.

A number of people I've met who, for a variety of reasons and to greater and lesser extents, believe that an economic collapse is eminent and when it happens local gardens will be the savior of mankind.

It would be interesting to do a count of all the gardens in Olympia to figure out how much each one produces and if the city could support itself when this collapse occurs-when and if it does.

If any city has the capabilities to support itself with self-grown food Olympia probably does.

I'm curious to learn more about gardening in Olympia. If anybody has any information or would like to show me their garden please get in touch.