What Season Do You Prefer?

Signs of Your Chosen Season…

I love the beautiful gifts of the fall season. The vibrant colors of the trees and flowers the opportunity for the gardens to give up their last bounty. The weather is cooler, some get to winterize their homes with fresh coats of paint, others may choose to clean out their garden spaces in preparation for other crops. Did you even consider planting a garden this year? There are so many variations for getting healthier varieties of foods in small garden spaces. Many require low maintenance of small spaces using containers like pots, buckets, grow bags and even using vertical spaces. Vegetables can even thrive in flowerpots or hanging baskets just to let you know something could be grown in your limited space and could be placed on the windowsill, patio or on your balcony. I enjoyed using my raised garden spaces and these large pots that held cow feed for my gardening.

I don’t have children, but my grandchildren enjoy working with me in the garden when they visit. They even harvest tomatoes, cucumbers, pick strawberries and blueberries. Gardening could really be a great project for the family through every stage especially during planting. As a farmer’s daughter, working in the soil has made an impression on me that is undeniable, I enjoy the entire process even not so much when I was growing up. Now, I understand and see that you must use your faith when you plant your seed into the ground. You hope, trust and believe that you will receive a harvest from that seed. It is a delight to see the fruit of your labor and enjoy what your hands have produced, I thank God for the journey!

One of my nieces planted her first garden. She lives in an apartment and plants lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes in pots. She was so excited as she shared pictures of her first harvest. Every vegetable on her table that made up her meal came from her little garden. It was so rewarding! She continues to share her video vlog of her journey. That is what I am talking about the enjoyment of eating healthier foods, not processed because it comes from the land without the unnecessary additive and was produced from your hands with a labor of love!

Let us choose to become healthier people without the processed an fast food restaurants, but enjoy more fresh fruits and vegetables. This will do our bodies good!