It Takes A Village to Grow a Garden?

In our neighbourhood, many children are coming and going, all the time.  And lately, a lot of them have been enjoying the fruits of our gardening efforts, both in beauty and in produce. Peas and beans, as well as the ever-elusive carrots, have been ravenously devoured by kids that probably refuse to eat vegetables when they are set in front of them on a plate (mind you, it’s probably because store-bought taste simply cannot compete with backyard delectability). The flowers are admired (and sometimes picked!) and we receive help with the watering and mulching, as well as dead-heading.  It may not take a village to grow a garden, but this village is certainly enjoying it.

Ethan and friends, watering one of the back flower gardens yesterday.

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