My En.ti.tl.ed Neighbors Treated My Garden like Their Personal Grocery Store — So I Came Up with Something They Didn’t Expect at All

They say gardens grow more than vegetables—they grow patience, healing, and gratitude. But when people keep stealing from you, they grow something else: defiance. I’m Mara, and I don’t garden for aesthetics or clout. I grow food for survival. Every tomato we harvest means shoes for the kids or rent paid on time. At first,…