A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from May 09, 2023
“Teach a man to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets tomatoes”

“Teach a man/woman to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets tomatoes/zucchini” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” is a popular saying. There are many jocular variations.
 
“Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets tomatoes” (shown on an image by Suburban Stone Age) was posted on Facebook by Food Inc on October 16, 2012. “Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets zucchini & tomatoes” was posted on Twitter by Elaine 🌻 on January 21 2015.
   
“Give a man a fish he eats for a day. Teach a women to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets Zucchini” was posted on Twitter by VihaanVikas JignaThakkarSharma on July 18, 2020. “Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a woman to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets zucchini… 😂🥰” (also shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Hydrochi on June 28, 2021.
     
   
Facebook
Food Inc
October 16, 2012 at 11:58 PM ·
“Like” if this resonates with you!
Courtesy of Suburban Stone Age
(The following text is shown on an image by Suburban Stone Age.—ed.)
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day.
Teach a man to garden,
and the whole neighborhood
gets tomatoes.
   
Twitter
LocalRootsFoodTours
@LocalRootsFood
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day.  Teach a man to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets tomatoes.  Great… http://fb.me/24gDRox97
11:20 AM · Oct 17, 2012
   
Twitter
Karina Feijóo
@KarinaEfe
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets tomatoes.
10:47 PM · Nov 7, 2012
 
Twitter
LGAQ CWS
@CWSLGAQ
Community Gardens: Give a man a fish- he eats for a day; teach him to garden and the whole neighbourhood gets tomatoes!
8:34 PM · Nov 19, 2012
     
Twitter
Produce for Pantries
@P4PColorado
give a man a fish and he eats for a day - teach a man to garden and the whole neighborhood gets tomatoes!
4:36 PM · Dec 28, 2012
   
Twitter
Cynthia Wylie
@BloomersIsland
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets tomatoes.
11:15 AM · Dec 29, 2012
 
Twitter
Elizabeth Mazzei
@Exodus_Wellness
“Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to #GARDEN and the whole neighbourhood gets #TOMATOES”  ~wink~
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Give a man a fish,
he eats for a day.
Teach a man to
GARDEN
and the whole neighborhood gets
TOMATOES.
FB/GROWFOODNOTLAWNS
12:20 AM · Jun 22, 2013 from Greater Vancouver, British Columbia
     
Twitter
Elaine 🌻
@tubermensch
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets zucchini & tomatoes.  #PointsMe
6:50 AM · Jan 21, 2015
   
Twitter
VihaanVikas JignaThakkarSharma
@VikasJigna
Art session today was learning to color & explore - new subject.
Give a man a fish he eats for a day. Teach a women to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets Zucchini.
In the book 📖 I wrote my name - essentially it’s written by a farmer - Via FoodMagzine.
1:21 PM · Jul 18, 2020
   
Twitter
Hydrochi
@thehydrochi
Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a woman to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets zucchini… 😂🥰
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
GIVE A MAN A FISH,
HE EATS FOR A DAY.
TEACH A WOMAN
TO GARDEN, AND THE
WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD
GETS ZUCCHINI.
1:44 PM · Jun 28, 2021
   
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Preston6fan
18 jul 2021
GIVE A MAN A FISH HE EATS FOR A DAY. TEACH A WOMAN TO GARDEN, AND THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD GETS ZUCCHINI. by
 
Twitter
UGottaLaff
@UGotta_Laff
“Give a man a fish. He eats for a day. Teach a woman to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets zucchini.” Unknown
#Quotes #Quote #FunnyQuotes #Humor
#Funnymemes
2:02 PM · Sep 9, 2021
   
iFunny
Scarletbee
4 dec 2021
GIVE MAN A FISH HE EATS FOR A DAY. TEACH A WOMAN TO GARDEN, AND THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD GETS ZUCCHINI.
   
Twitter
realLockedLoaded
1 feb 2022
LOL All the ladies love zucchini!
GIVE A MAN AFISH, HE EATS FOR A DAY. TEACH A WOMAN TO GARDEN, AND THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD GETS ZUCCHINI.
 
Twitter
Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
GIVE A MAN A FISH,
HE EATS FOR A DAY.
TEACH A MAN TO GARDEN,
AND THE WHOLE
NEIGHBORHOOD
GET TOMATOES.
11:40 PM · May 8, 2023

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