Plant a Food Garden ![]() In my herb garden, the chives are just
beginning to poke through the soil. I’m eager to get out there and
rake off the mulch that’s been protecting them and other perennials over
the winter. However, we’re due for a bit of spring snow tonight, so
I’ll have to be content with some more
garden planning
and plotting before it’s really time to play in the dirt. This year, in the middle of the Covid-19
turmoil, we’ll be planting more vegetables than ever before, and
adding a few more medicinal herbs. Who
knows how much longer the farmers markets will be closed? And will
the grocery stores be able to continue to reliably supply us with
fresh food? We can hope for the best, but I think it’s prudent to
prepare for the worst or something in between. Besides, gardening is
a healthy, stress-relieving, creative, and soul-nourishing way to spend time, and many
of us have a lot of time these days. An other important benefit is
that you’ll be attracting the
pollinators that
our food supply requires and protecting ecosystem biodiversity at
the same time. People of all ages can be gardeners, no matter
where they live. As my husband and I have aged, with less flexible
knees and backs, we first switched to
raised bed
gardens and are now enjoying our deck planters (pictured above).
Young children
can have fun cultivating their own food. If you live in an
apartment,
container gardening can provide you with a surprisingly
bountiful harvest. No suitable space in your backyard? Then tear up
your front lawn. If you are a novice gardener, you can find a
wealth of information and help online. I have scattered some links
throughout this post, and you can check out the remaining 70 or so
free
gardening articles that we’ve published over the years in
Natural Life Magazine, which my husband and I founded in 1976. So, I encourage you to get growing! I’m pretty
sure you’ll appreciate both the immediate experience and the future
results. Wendy Priesnitz |
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