Chapter 6 in Seedfolks is about Sam, an older Jewish man whose initial purpose is to bring people together as they are improving the deserted lot with their gardens. Sam seems to have been some sort of political activist working for “world peace” before he retired on Gibbs St. He describes his various jobs as, “For thirty-six years I worked for different groups, promoting world government, setting up conferences on pacifism, raising money, stuffing envelopes”. After retiring, Sam decides that his “battle field” has changed from the entire world to just the small plot of gardens he sees people cultivating. Sam organizes a contest to see who can come up with a way to effectively collect water for the garden, and he is constantly working to bring the various cultures together towards forming a community of friends. He wants to keep his neighbors from segregating themselves from other cultures in the community garden.
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