Garden Dreams
I begin this blog with, not with a description of a garden, but of a restaurant. Strange, right? Hang with me. As many of you know, Amanda and I spent a few years doing ministry in Denver, Colorado. In Denver, we were introduced to a restaurant that had one of those heaven-on-earth feelings to it, even though it's not "Christian". It's called SAME Cafe . (Fun fact: we even had our rehearsal dinner on August 27, 2014 before we got married on the 28th at SAME Cafe!) SAME is an acronym for So All May Eat. Their mission is simple, create community access to healthy food. They do this by asking for donations for their food and by having a volunteer staff. If someone comes in and doesn't have any money to donate for their food, they are invited to work for 1/2 hour. In this video , Brad Birky (one of the founders) says that 75% of their budget is made up of only donations! That's amazing because restaurants tend to be difficult businesses to "break-even