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When we grow our food, we participate more fully in nature's cycles and form a closer bond with Mother Earth. Growing a garden of food at home is an experience anyone can
enjoy. Even a hanging basket of rosemary or a cherry tomato plant in a pot on
the windowsill can enhance your connection with the cycle of life. If you
have space outdoors, the green and blooming colors of the edible delights you
are growing will decorate any view while tempting you to enjoy the outdoors.
The edible plants we nurture allow us to literally taste the fruits (or
vegetables or herbs) of our labor while helping us more consciously
participate in the circulating energy of nature. Allow yourself to begin slowly and simply, so that you can learn to dance
with nature's intricate orchestrations. There are many experienced gardeners
out there to assist you as you choose seeds or small plants to start your
garden. As you learn to heed the seasons, soil, sun, frost, and shade, you
become more than a mere spectator of life's cycle. Instead, you step into the
role of cocreator and enhance what you nurture. No matter how large or small
the size of your garden, you can benefit from growing your own organic,
fresh, and nutritious food while also reveling in the depth of flavor and
texture that comes from plants that have been well-tended, nurtured, and
loved. As we appreciate the food we've grown, we can recognize the care
that farmers put into the produce most of us buy at the supermarket. With
this new understanding, we can acknowledge the roles other living creatures
fill as participants in cultivating the cycle of life. We may even learn to
peacefully coexist with the animals and insects that share perhaps too great
an interest in our garden.
When we grow our food, we participate more fully in nature's cycles and form
a closer bond with Mother Earth. Knowing how to grow your own food allows for
a sense of freedom and pride that you can feed and provide for yourself, one
of the most basic necessities. Gratitude may fill us as we marvel at the
beauty of nature and the majesty of the universe that orchestrates such
natural wonders. When we allow our appreciation of life to expand, we harvest
so much more than food and the taste is that much sweeter. |
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