If you would have told me 5 years ago, that I would be growing food. And not just food, but vegetables I would have laughed. Just ask my family. When I was a little girl, I was the most picky stubbornly annoying eater. I detested cheesecake because the idea of cheese and sugar was repulsive (although I never tried it until the age of 19). I was shamefully embarrassed that day.
Bringing home these baskets of fresh vegetables that my family has watched from seed to completion is really changing the way I see food. As time progresses I am beginning to realize that just as healthy food nourishes my body, growing it, nourishes my soul.
When the family is in the garden, life pauses for a moment. Pretty soon you start to see the subtle things. Like watching a little bitty bush bean become something before your eyes. Or how it feels to pull a onion by its head, and take in the rich aroma. To step back in wonder, and give thanks. Instead of seeing it as defeat of why the celery is turning yellow, to instead turn and face the challenge of life with confidence. To research. To find out.
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It is so satisfying to grow your own veggies and so exciting and interesting for the kids. Then having the product of your hard work on the table for everyone to enjoy!
You are so right! The satisfaction of the whole process, from seed to table, is beyond anything I first imagined of what growing our own food would be like. As my boys are learning the elementary principles, I feel I am right along side of them appreciating these subtle joys of life!
Now, THAT’S a garden! I grew parsely in a windowbox for about a week and a half. I think it committed suicide.
Thanks Genevieve! Plants can be fickle. I have found that it is easy to throw in the towel, and vow to not have a “green thumb”….this last week I pulled a couple of dead plants out of the garden… which felt like torture cause I could not accept that I didn’t tend them well…but just like every day life things take practice and patience (and some things are out of your control.) Take heart, Pick up another plant, and hopefully it will produce some fresh herbs! Thank you for your comment, it made me smile