It’s garden dreaming season. The possibilities are endless and weeds are nil.
I believe everyone should have a garden to…
…provide for their family.
…provide for their pantry.
…experience successes and failures.
…learn new things.
…experience the awe and joy nature in the garden brings.
…build community.
…push boundaries.
…buck the system.
…taste garden fresh goodness.
…build purpose.
…take control of your own supply chain.
…see bees sleeping in flowers!
A garden is good for way more than food. From the fact that contact with dirt provides anti-depressant effects to that awe in the natural world it can inspire.
Right now is a time for dreaming. For visioning the garden for the new year ahead.
Each year is a grand experiment. One that may fail and disappoint, BUT there is always something good that blesses us, even in the worst years. One that may inspire and exceed expectation. It’s a joy and a blessing and sometimes a frustration, but I can’t imagine a year without the garden.
A garden can build resilience, self-sufficiency, confidence, community and so much more.
A garden can make you less reliant on the broken systems all around us.
It can improve your health - physical and mental.
Grow a garden. Whether it’s just a couple tomatoes, some herbs, or everything under the sun.
You may kill things. I do. I have. You may not plant something, you may plant less, or more, but just do.
Watch the self talk - no “I can’t.” Try “I’m still learning to…”
Build resilience.
Build skills.
Build yourself and your loved ones up. And ask if you need help!
Cheers to the gardens to come.
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