Spring #1 in the Peace Garden

Growing Your Own Food Is A Revolution

My God Daughter, Lola, showing off her Cherry Tomato harvest

At the top of 2020, I had veggie garden aspirations, but when the pandemic hit I had the urge to put as much in the ground as fast as I could. It turned out to be one the of most enlightening adventures I had ever had!

Gardening became more than a way to save money at the grocery store for an unemployed gig worker, it was also a crucial part of my mental health. In a time when days blurred together and grooming habits became optional, tending to my garden gave me a sense of purpose and routine. My plant babies needed me and they gave back to me what I put into them. I watered by had almost daily, and during that time I let my mind roam free. If you have a problem sitting still enough to meditate, try watering over 40 plants with only the sounds of birds to distract your mind from sorting itself out.

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The lesson I will apply to everything in life is that the QUALITY of effort you put into something will determine the outcome.

Sure, If I plant a cucumber seed and cucumber plant will grow, but the taste of the harvest depends on how I place, water, feed, clean, prune, etc. Care and attention to details make all the diference