This year after planting our garden at our home, the kids kept talking about all of the things they still wanted to grow but we just did not have room for. I decided to call about a community garden that we pass every time we drive out to my husband's work. That one was already full for the season but the kind lady told me about a brand new one that was just starting this year. The icing on the cake was that it was even closer as it was just up the street from our house. The next morning we met her to look for a spot and we ended up with 2 raised boxes.
The next day the kids and I went and bought 3 heirloom cabbage plants, 1 squash, and 1 zucchini. After we paid for the plants the lady at the register told us that she received too many marigold plants and that each child could pick one for free. They were tickled pink picking out their own color of flower. We headed over to plant and when we got there we were offered up 6 chives plants if we had room to give them a home, so we gladly took them in.
At first we laughed at how pathetic our boxes looked compared to everything around us, but all it takes is a little patience!
While I went into this thinking it was mainly going to be the kids garden, since it is so much easier for them to work in than our garden at home, it has become so much more! I can't believe the amazing sense of community that we have found at this garden, I never would have imagined. I have made some great connections with people that are just as passionate about food as I am. They have been helping us with our gardening questions, sharing food with us, and in turn I have been teaching them to ferment. This is what I love for my kids to be seeing!!! I hope that this childhood memory of "you share with me and I will share with you" will stay with them.
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