Big news!
We are just days away from releasing the the Joyful Garden Docuseries. ๐
But first, a fun story from Martha from our Grow Your Own Vegetables community.
Sheโs retired (with kids) and living in Ontario.
Enjoy meeting Martha as she shares gardening with kids and her experience with a community garden.
“My little granddaughter, even when she was two, she knew where the carrots were and she would go out there and just pull one up and eat it. And they are so much nicer tasting. She has her own little special plot and she grows tomatoes and cucumbers and things she wants to grow. Things taste better and you can just walk out the door and get what you want out of the garden.”
Listening to her story, youโll experience even more joy for gardening. (I kind of felt like we were two little kids talking about playing outside in the dirt ๐)
Martha, I hope that you have many more years to garden.
Thanks for sharing.
Hey Brian,
Thanks! We couldn’t agree more ๐
Love this! It’s wonderful to see the generational impact can have!
Martha has such a wonderful perspective on including gardening in your lifestyle, even if it starts on a patio in retirement! Her love for growing food with her family and being outside is contagious. Thank you, Martha ๐
I love how Martha includes the kids in her life with her gardening and is passing that passion and excitement along to them.
SO happy to have Martha’s perspective and knowledge. What a gift ๐
Hello there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this website before but after reading through some of the post I
realized it’s new to me. Anyways, I’m definitely glad I found it and I’ll be bookmarking
and checking back frequently!
Hey! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new iphone! Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward to all your posts! Carry on the excellent work!
For Martha and myself, the same starting point – retirement. Thats the time when you can invest in your environment and enjoye the changements. Nature thanks back by giving you hope and something to anicipate to every season, every year.
Enjoyed Martha’s interview. It’s great that she’s teaching her young granddaughter about growing vegetables and eating them raw right from the garden. When my granddaughter’s come over they are always interested in my garden, especially picking berries. It’s good for them to see how food grows. They especially enjoy it when they are very young and curious.
Loved this interview with Martha. I moved to my new home in 2016 and had eight raised garden beds put in.
I can grow more food than I can possibly eat. It is nice to be able to share fresh organic vegetables and fruit with friends. I have kale in the garden still — just picked some this morning. I will garden for the rest of my life. Love making fresh pesto, salsa, freezing rhubarb for later use, and love being able to go out and pick veggies for dinner!
A great and inspiring talk. Thank you Martha and Stacy! I hope to plant my starter herbs later this week.
Thoroughly enjoyed Martha’s story and hearing about how gardening has enriched her life. Neat to learn how she is passing that on to other generations!