I'm starting a garden this year. I had one when we last lived in Columbus - in 2001 to 2003. But I didn't grow anything in Virginia or Colorado except herbs. In Virginia, we couldn't eat the basil fast enough, and in Colorado, we could never water it enough.
I'm back to it, and I'm more excited than ever. When my father-in-law was in town for Easter, we turn the garden, getting it ready to plan in mid-May. I'm going to have zucchinis, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, and hot peppers, as well as basil, cilantro, dill, parsley, and chives in containers. And all this in a little plot at our duplex in Clintonville. It's not much space, but I'm hoping for a big harvest.
Check out these two related stories - Caring for God's Earth and Commissioned to Conserve - and get ready to get some dirt under your fingernails. I'm so glad that my church has a community garden in the Hilltop part of Columbus for the at-risk neighborhoods we serve there, as well as a community garden to help grow food for the Hilliard summer lunch program.
...thank God!
...you are still alive on God's earth!!
...how are you doing?
Posted by: Wes Roberts | April 24, 2009 at 10:01 AM