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| BonnieBlue |
Posted - Apr 02 2010 : 7:11:51 PM
Do other Farmgirls have this problem, Family and friends not understanding why we Love to work in the dirt and gardens? People tell me all the time that it is cheaper to buy vegetables from the store, but they just do not understand. I really enjoy being outside working in my garden and having my own time outside. I listen to the wind, birds singing, horses from next door, bees buzzing around.
You all know what I am talking about, but people who do not like to be outside do not realize what they are missing from life.
Bonnie |
| 13 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| smiley |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 7:56:52 PM
Patti great idea for the Jr program. The kids are our future. |
| Patti Ann |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 7:55:32 PM
My husband and I just got done taking a Master Gardener class from Oregon State University and have taken our little garden to a whole other level....5000 sq.ft this time around! We are starting everything from seed with this whole system my husband just got done building and are just laughing and joking about what the heck we are getting ourselves into! But, I tell you I am ready for many hours in the garden because I feel just sooooo alive. My favorite is listening to the hawks and the wind blowing through the trees....we call it tree music. I just couldnt do things any other way now. In Portland, Oregon people are fascinated by anything environmental and self sufficient so I share my knowledge now and feel good that I know a little bit more than I did yesterday! I am actually implementing a Jr. Master Gardener program in a local childcare center along with a beautiful school garden that will be planted in May so the kids can eat what they grow. I wish everyone had a garden...they would be less stressed!
God Bless You! |
| smiley |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 7:52:30 PM
We've had relatives make remarks like "why bother, you will share" They just don't understand what they are missing. |
| phonelady |
Posted - Apr 07 2010 : 7:10:17 PM
I was told by the Doc that I need more Vitamin D. Go outside.
If you look at the nutrition count for the fruits and veggies in the grocery you find it is very low. But not the chemical level!
I grew Roma tomatoes in my little trailer garden. The neighbors wondered why I would bother. But they really liked those little tomatoes when they grew!
I traded them for local grown apples and homemade bread.
They can make all the fun they want.
I have "quality of life"!
Smiles!
Carla
It's not just life-
It's an adventure! |
| Ingrid |
Posted - Apr 06 2010 : 08:29:49 AM
Working in the garden and yard gives me peace. I call it my therapy. Research has proven that gardening keeps your body and mind healthy and there is nothing better than knowing where your food comes from.
Give thanks to yourself everyday for all the wonderful things you do! |
| MrsRooster |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 11:24:54 AM
I am getting where I don't care what others think. I left my insulting, snobby, and just plain nasty family back in Ohio. I have decided (at 39 LOL) that this is my life and I want to live it as naturally as possible. I feel so much better after walking or working in the garden. I love the smell of fresh dirt and a nice breeze blowing.
What is better than a fresh tomato or cucumber from your garden?
www.mrsrooster.blogspot.com
Farmgirl #1259
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| Annika |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 08:31:47 AM
It's so important to connect with the earth, stand in the sunshine, see the fruits of your own labour and taste the rewards. Being in touch and living the ways that people have lived in many past generations, is something that I strive for. I personally LOVE the scent of fresh turned soil and the wind rain and sun on my face. Though I must confess I'm a bit of a good weather gardener 
My family are continually baffled by me and always have been. *shrugs* At some point, I decided that I wanted to be me more than I wanted their understanding.
I do not understand how anyone could not want a garden???????? The vegies and fruit are so superior to what you can buy in the grocery market. Who wants that watery, bland and tasteless stuff. Blah!!!!!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 08:16:06 AM
There is just something grounding about working in the garden - (yes I know that leads to a bad pun about dirt and grounding:)) but I really feel more in tune with the important things in life when I'm weeding or planting or just sitting. I think it is because I'm surrounded by things that have gone on for hundreds of years, the cycles of growth, death, and rebirth, completely unaffected by the things that tend to consume my waking thoughts like paying the mortgage this month, how to afford senior pictures for my son, etc.
My family has learned not to bug me with trivial problems when I'm out there, they have to wait till I get back to the house.
Then at harvest time the satisfaction of canning and bringing food that I grew to family gatherings is enormous as well.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 06:11:58 AM
You know, it's funny--most of the people that know Jus and I, and now Violet, are similar minded, or somewhat envious that we grow our own foods and forage for wonderful wild things. I don't know that it's cheaper, really, to buy things from the grocery--instant, certainly, but what can be cheaper than a pack of seeds?
Over Easter weekend, I went to see a friend in from Long Island. When I told her that I'd planted the garden before coming to see her she said, "you have too much energy"...this from a yoga instructor!!! She is also a stay at home mom who asked me "where do you find the time to do it all..."
Like Kris said, keep on doing what you're doing and let the others step back and marvel at your achievements :)
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 06:07:43 AM
There is just something about taking that little tiny seed and watching it morph into a full grown plant! Last year I was just amazed at the giant sunflowers I grew from little tiny seeds! They were like trees! It is also very rewarding when it comes time to harvest. In the middle of January I just went to my pantry and admired all the jars of yummy stuff I canned from my garden. Very rewarding. Just remember Bonnie,
we understand.
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
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farmgirl sister #922 |
| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Apr 05 2010 : 05:34:20 AM
You grow some fresh broccoli, and buy some frozen broccoli at the store. Steam them both, and cover them both with cheese, and serve.
Ask them which one TASTES better, and you'll get your proof right there.
Home grown veggies are 100% better than the storebought.
And I agree with Kristin. There WILL be a point where self-sustainability will be king.
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Apr 02 2010 : 9:11:54 PM
I know, Bonnie. But when they taste the freshness they quickly change there way of thinking. There's just nothing like fresh veggies and fruits. Even raw is good. There are horses across the road from us and I love to watch them running. And my cows always come to see what I'm doing and beg for treats. The ones that like it best are my chickens though. I have to constantly run those bad girls out of my beds. They love nice little cabbage and broccoli leaves and ripe tomatoes.
Just keep doing what you're doing. You're like Henny Penny or the ants and squirrels. Always busy putting stuff up for the winter and eating so good while the rest are hungry. They'll all come around one day.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Apr 02 2010 : 7:36:12 PM
They may or may not be cheaper at the store, BUT, the flavor, texture and wholsomeness is completly differant. There are not pestacides or any other chemicals on our homegrown, and even if you buy "organic" at the store, the price is over the moon.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
