What can tending a small garden teach us about building a healthy democracy? More than you might think.
This episode invites you into a personal story that starts with seed pods on a tiny apartment balcony and grows into an unexpected metaphor for civic life. Along the way, we explore what it means to keep showing up—even when the seasons are hard, the pests are many, and the results aren’t immediate. Like a garden, democracy needs constant care: sunlight to prevent corruption, water in the form of attention, and the daily work of pulling weeds and protecting what matters.
It’s a gentle but powerful reminder: the future we want—for our neighborhoods, our country, and our world—depends on the seeds we plant today and how patiently and persistently we tend them.
Listen in and rediscover how the simple act of growing something green can shape the way we grow something greater together.
Stay connected for more stories on hope, courage, and creating a thriving democracy.
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