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Mary, Mary, quite contrary.....
I've alluded to our front yard garden before. *Front* yard only because the chickens dwell in the *back* yard, and honestly, it got tiresome devising ways to keep them from eating everything. Moving our food production to the front yard made better use of part of the lawn and kept me from threatening to bbq the hens on a regular basis.
We live on a quiet street with a lot of bicycle traffic....I never tire of hearing "ooooh! Look at that garden!" through our open windows as the cyclists ride past. I have had extensive conversations with complete strangers from the other side of the fence about our garden. My early childhood years included a family garden as well. Those experiences sank deep into my core. As a young adult in college, I always avoided living in apartments because I NEEDED to have space to grow things.
Our two children eat (mostly) eagerly from what we grow. But it's really only our daughter who seems to share my passion for planting, tending, growing, harvesting. I've been tempted to push the issue a bit with my son. I have to remind myself that the core values of tending the earth, being self-sufficient where we can, and the benefits of homegrown organic food are oozing into him on some level. Even if he's not out there with me marveling at every earthworm, by virtue of being surrounded by my passion for all of his 9 years, he's absorbing what's important.
...how does your garden grow?
little hints of Fall...
We found this beauty ripening under her leafy vine this morning, out in our front yard garden.
Fall is definitely on her way, and thank goodness for that! I'm having a hard time waiting patiently.
One of the (many) exciting aspects of growing Waldorfish is meeting like-minded people from all over the world (Europe, Asia, Australia, India, S. America, oh my!) I suspect that those of you in the Southern Hemisphere must be getting excited about welcoming your Spring back.
Whatever your vantage point, may you enjoy all the little hints of *your* changing seasons.
xo~Robyn
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