By Lauren Zielinski | Corporate + Community Relations Developer
“It all started with a packet of flower seeds,” says Dewey Morris. “They were four o’clocks and I was fascinated by how they opened up in the afternoon sun.” Dewey, a former Marine, struggled after returning from Iraq. He felt lost, depressed and couldn’t get his feet under him.
Looking for somewhere to put his focus, Dewey began gardening. “The more I put my hands in the soil, the happier I felt,” says Dewey. The garden has helped heal some of the combat wounds that can’t be seen. “My soul felt like a jigsaw puzzle thrown all over the place. And as I’m getting into gardening, it feels like that puzzle’s being put back together.”
As a Seed to Supper volunteer in Klamath County, Dewey hopes to inspire the people around him. “It really makes them happy when they put a seed in the ground and take care of it… that’s the most rewarding part.” Dewey also works with several community gardens and hopes to one day create a healing garden for veterans.
You can listen to Dewey’s story by visiting oregonfoodbank.org/poweroffood.
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By Lauren Zielinski | Corporate + Community Relations Developer
By Lauren Zielinski | Corporate and Community Relations Developer
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