A trip to the nursery or farm lets us buy the seedlings to plant. Having a little vegetable garden can bring a supplementary food supply to any family. Urban settings with rooftops can have gardens too. Even the Royal York Hotel in Toronto has such a garden so the chef can pick fresh herbs and other produce for the guests' dishes. There is something about being self sufficient. In our modern world we depend so much on technology and being in touch with each other we may forget to be in touch with the earth! The latest gadget can not grow a potato or provide a bee to pollinate our flowers. Knowing about both is vital even in this modern world. For example, many young people believe they do not have to learn to spell due to spell check on their computers. Does the same sentiment apply to knowing how to grow a flower or a vegetable? I am optimistic as the number of people buying plants for their gardens or balcony pots is tremendous. The right vegetation and trees attracts the song birds. Use your gadgets to take pictures but remember to revisit the joys from our earth. If growing vegetables is not your thing, then visit the farms and small farmers' markets that provide them. Talk to the people who make a living from such work.
Since Adolph is writing a food blog, we decided to make more jaunts to the farmers' markets and country settings this spring and summer. Yesterday such a jaunt to a little farm near us - Russo Farm on Weston Road north of Major Mackenzie in Woodbridge, Ontario. Quick chat with the owner and I will be using those other photos at another time. Do you have time to visit markets in your hometown? Get out and support those who put food on our tables!
We've been to 5 garden centres over the past few days, amassing a collection of herbs, annuals, perennials, and water plants. In between times, we've been planting stuff in the flower beds and big pots. I love spring and early summer.
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