063: Caremongering, the virus, and gardening oh my!

Published: April 2, 2020, 3:10 p.m.

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The title pretty much says it all.\\xa0 We talk a little more about the coronavirus in Puglia and how Italians are dealing with things.\\xa0 Luckily the medical system here is very good.

We talk Caremongering.\\xa0 A wonderful movement started in Canada.\\xa0 Essentially, it is a movement encouraging acts of kindness or assistance, especially to help vulnerable people, during tough times, like the COVID-19 pandemic.

And while it\\u2019s not an Italian expression, the sentiment is totally Italian.

Typically Caremongering revolves about starting your own local Facebook group.\\xa0 The more local, the better, like smaller towns or regions or neighborhoods in big cities.

Typically, posts are divided between two main topics: #iso and #offer. #iso posts are for people "in search of" help, whereas #offer posts are for people offering help.

For example, someone posts they are #iso toilet paper, and a neighbor can drop some off on their porch.

So, since we are spread wide and far in this group, feel free to start your own local Caremongering group!

Not sure how?\\xa0 Here are step-by-step instructions: https://www.facebook.com/help/167970719931213

Then we talk a bit about what we are harvesting from the garden as well as planting.

I\\u2019m not sure how we got on the top of canned bread, but I promised pictures in the show notes.\\xa0 So here it is.

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