There's no resolution on the art tour for fresh produce project. Everyone's a critic, and out for themselves.
But greed can be a powerful motivator. A few leaders will step up to run the produce import for profit.
I can rest, knowing grandma would be proud.
#Fiction #FoodDrama #critic

As I quietly contemplated the future of our art tour for fresh produce program, I realized it's not up to me to fix things. I started the ball rolling, but it grew into a community effort.
I called another meeting, laid out the facts to the leaders, and stepped back.
#Fiction #FoodDrama #Quiet

We called a neighborhood meeting with the head of each gang, and rep from each block, to talk about our common goals of bringing in new money and keep fresh produce affordable.
Tension was high, ego got in the way, and the meeting dissolved into chaos with violence.
#Fiction #FoodDrama #talk

The Evergreen project quickly became the talk of the neighborhood. While most people enjoy the resulting affordable fresh produce, no one wants their blocks to be treated like a zoo. And the gangs want a bigger cut to continue providing security to the art tourists.
#Fiction #FoodDrama #talk

Evergreen project will bring new money into our neighborhood by organizing art tours.
We have graffiti that outsiders think are art. They will travel here to see in person, and hear our stories.
The profit will allow us to buy fresh produce in bulk, feeding more people.
#Fiction #FoodDrama #travel

Employing gangs to bring fresh produce into our food desert was an unexpected success.
People are eating healthier, young people have purpose.
But there's only so much money to go around. We need more from outside the neighbourhood.
Thus begins the Evergreen Project.
#Fiction #FoodDrama #Evergreen