Comments on: Green Tomatoes, Neighbours and Social Capital

By: Gaye Carrothers

Gaye Carrothers — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:35:01 +0000

Like many, my mum grew up in a time when nothing was let go to waste. She’s on her own now but has many fruit trees that seem to grow more fruit each year. She makes loads of different spreads and chutneys and shares them around our family, her nieghbours, her visitors, her clients and through her local church shop. She often gives away her recipes so that others can do the same. Like the couple in the story, Mum is also well connected in the community and well liked. Whenever I drive along the road and see front yards with fruit rotting on the ground under the trees, I feel sad to see such a waste of good fruit and the opportunity to share. If you have ripe fruit you don’t want, pop it in a bag and leave it out by your gate with a small sign ‘ free to a good home’ – someone like my mum could pick it up and drop you back some of the best spreads you’ll ever taste!

By: Veronica Puriri

Veronica Puriri — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:57:49 +0000

Great article. The elderly gentleman that Bill spoke of sounds like someone we would all like to have in our BNI Chapters! Opportunities surround us every day to help out other Chapter members by passing on referrals, but sometimes we are so engrossed in growing our own business that we allow those moments to pass us by. If we were a little more like the avid gardener, we would harvest opportunities to promote BNI members to our clients, thus sowing the seeds of growth for the organisation.

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:18:58 +0000

Inspired reading – Small touches make big impact

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:18:08 +0000

Great & inspired reading – Small touches make big impact