Choosing Green

8:47 a.m., and Marlene, who got here before 7 to beat the heat, is sweating.


Welcome to Rossmoor Community Garden, where this passionate gardener turned condo owner cultivates every inch of her 520 square foot plot, including the path that cuts through it.

Marlene harvests vegetables to save, to savor, and to share.  "Zucchinis are in," she'll put on the box. "Help yourself."


Tired and ready for home, Marlene eyes the sun. This squelcher may force her face to the fan, she says. Air conditioning bloats her bill.

"I'd rather travel." 

Nice choice.