There is so much about our garden that brings me joy but the thrill I get, when I take an empty basket out into the backyard and fill it with a variety of fresh, nutritious food that we can then eat is just beyond compare for this here gardener.
There's a lot in the fresh food we grow. There's the warmth and light of the sun, the water that falls from the sky, the goodness in the soil and in the compost we make, the work of the bees and worms and other little critters too. Our work (though I have to admit that much of the time it doesn't feel like work to me) is in this fresh food too and baskets full of our own just-picked, homegrown goodness make that effort feel so worthwhile.
Picked fresh today from just outside our back door.
I love growing some of our own food. We are nowhere near self-sufficient in fruits and vegetables but we can often include something from our garden in every main meal during the milder months of the year. Today, there were the shredded leaves of silverbeet in our morning omelettes, mixed lettuce leaves in our lunchtime wraps, juicy mandarins plucked from our tree for afternoon tea and lettuce (again), spring onion and herbs in our evening salad.
Growing food in our garden provides not only delicious nourishment but great joy as well, not least of which is in the eating!
Meg
I totally agree Meg. It really is a joint effort like you said between us, worms, bees, compost, rain and much more. The sun on your back, fresh air, accomplishment, learning - the list is endless.
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Learning is so important, isn't it! It's easy to be discouraged when you first start out and some things may not grow how you wish they would, but learning from those "garden failures" often helps improve the next crop and the one after that. Happy gardening! Meg:)
DeleteGood on you, Meg! It is a wonderful feeling to eat what you grow, your fresh fruit and veg looks picture perfect. Have a lovely day.
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The garden is just brimming with fresh food at the moment, Fiona. With days still quite warm for Autumn and recent rains, everything is growing abundantly. I hope you've had a lovely day too! Meg:)
DeleteWhat a beautiful basket of produce!
ReplyDeleteI totally get what you mean by the thrill of picking fresh food to feed your family, it really is a feeling like no other.
I think growing some of your own food is quite addictive, Cheryl. There's nothing quite like the taste of the food you've grown yourself! Meg:)
DeleteMeg it looks like your veggie garden is doing well. My silverbeet is growing well and I bought Wasabi Lettuce and an assortment of Asian Greens from Bunnings a while back and they are doing well. I have never grown these before.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to grow new and different things from time to time, Chel. It's a great way to discover new things that grow well and taste great. Meg:)
DeleteI can not imagine not having a garden, ours is small so not much veg, to garden is healing.
ReplyDeleteHi, Marlene. I couldn't imagine living in a place without a garden. Our garden not only provides food for our bodies but also nourishment of our heats and souls. Meg:)
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