Travelingjenny

I had many reasons for wanting to start a vegetable garden this year, despite my complete lack of a green thumb. One of the main reasons was to begin to teach the girls where food comes from – that it does not really come from the grocery store – it comes from the earth. That’s an important lesson when attempting to raise children with a connection to, and compassion for, our environment. I would also like them to see how plants grow, and to learn the importance of sun and rain. And perhaps they’ll even develop a sense of the seasons – beyond just knowing that summer is when Toots is open, and winter is when we make snow angels. Perhaps most important, though, is the chance for us to create something together, something we can work on and enjoy as a family. And yesterday, Gracie came up with her very own reason to love the garden – it’s a great place to dig for worms!