Recently I have noticed that my oldest daughter Natara is really interested in “growing things”.  She learns all about growing flowers and vegetables in daycare.  Also, last year, my neighbours always had an abundance of fresh produce from their back yards and I was running to the market for fresh vegetables for supper.  I thought, wow…that would be nice.

This year I decided it was time to start a garden.  My oldest daughter Natara was thrilled to see all the worms as we dug up the dirt.  She is also very fascinated that if you water seeds, they grow into plants.  Two weeks ago we started our garden complete with lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, beans, peas, squash, peppers, basil, and pumpkins.  Natara and I are very excited to see how things grow.  Lastnight we notice that our beans and peas are starting to sprout.  It is very fufilling to see something you started from seed, growing into something you can potentially eat.

I am so happy I started this project with my daughter.  Not only is it great bonding time for the two of us, it is a great learning experience for her, as well as a sense of responsibility having something to care for.

If you have the time, the energy, the room and the interest, you should definitely start a garden.

Life is like a garden, so DIG it!!!!!…….author unknown.