Shon Griggs

 Day Two
Greetings Journal. Bad news. We didn't start today off with our shoes on the correct foot. This proves true because a majority of us were late to work. It is with great sadness that I must admit I was one of those late bloomers. Subsequently, due to our lateness there was a impromptu meeting scheduled with Prez. Initially I thought during this meeting, Prez was going to explain to us that this is all a joke and we all should pack our bags because we are going to California for our break. Unfortunately those thoughts were quickly ushered from my mind once the meeting actually began. The nature of this was meeting was that of reproachment. We returned to work immediately following the meeting with a firm understanding that rules must be strictly abided by.This is perfectly "gravy" with me, I thought. Work this afternoon was absolutely hassle free, mainly due to the large amount of volunteers that came to essentially play in the dirt with us. Shortly after work we had a meeting set up with Ms. Erin. She is incredibly insightful and she brought up some utterly engaging ialogue that absolutely intrigued me. For instance, we discussed some of the road blocks in a food desert. In addition,we also discussed the educational aspect, which is extremely vital in relation to successfully combating a food desert. Lastly,we discussed ways that we can significantly impact food deserts as well. In truth, this meeting completely invigorated and empowered me to take an active lead role in battling food deserts. For example, I have come up with a way people can intertwine people with the education aspect of a food desert. The plan is simple, but I believe we will yield great results. The plan is for Paul Quinn College to team up with local convenient stores such as Mr.C's (located directly adjacent to PQC) and petition him to assign us designated parking spaces, to basically hold public seminars informing people about the various types of veggies, benefits of farming,etc. Most importantly, during this time we would also be able to take advantage of the opportunity to sell produce to the community as well.  I am eagerly anticipating what's in store for tomorrow. Adios!!!!