I love to garden; I mean the feel of the dirt between your
fingers, and the satisfaction of seeing things sprout, makes me so excited! When
I first started I was just growing things in pots, like tomatoes and zucchini,
and it was fun. With four mouths to feed, a backyard, and a tight budget, I
decided to go bigger.
When I decided to start this my family was right there
beside me every step of the way. Let me tell you, if your kids help plant the
food, they will be more willing to try new foods. They now eat zucchini, spinach,
summer squash, eggplant, carrots, onions, peas, green beans, artichokes, snow
peas, and cabbage, just to name a few. They
even ask for them for dinner, and get excited when I say yes! What could be
better?
We seem to have started something on our street. Neighbors were
stopping at the gate to ask what we were planting, why we had certain things in
our garden, and to see how easy it was to get started. Pretty soon about half
of the neighborhood was in on this. Now if we don’t have something we need we
can ask a neighbor and barter with what we have, to get what we need. This
means less time shopping, less pesticides (we don’t use any) and who-knows-what
on our food. If you can imagine it, our neighborhood was brought together by a
simple garden!
In my blog I am going to give you the tools you’ll need for
gardening, along with recipes, crafts, and ideas to keep on your budget. So let’s
get blogging!
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