One of the beauties of our thanks-but-no-tipping policy is the opportunity it affords us to associate with worthy causes, and the awesome people who espouse them. Call it buying friendship, if you want. We’re not above it, if the friends are people like these.
Under the auspices of the International Rescue Committee, immigrants and refugees come together to cultivate a little homegrown familiarity in a strange land. This month, all monetary tokens of appreciation left by satisfied Linkery guests will be donated to the New Roots Community Garden, which can be found and admired at 54th and Chollas Parkway.
We at the Linkery made overtures to New Roots a couple of times this past year, interested in getting our hands on some of their exotic produce. Just before the holidays, a group of the New Roots gardeners visited the Linkery to see where their produce could end up, if they wanted to partner with us. A reporter from the L.A. Times happened to be doing a piece on the garden that day–the article came out this morning. On the front page. Oh, yes.
Next week, a group of us from the Linkery will be taking a field trip to the New Roots garden to see what’s good. Stay tuned.
I love that one of our favorite spots walks the walk. Quality, local food gets us in the door. But the integrity of your business keeps us coming back. We appreciate what you bring to the neighborhood.