Summer's Bounty

At some point during the months and months of endless snow and ice, Brother E decided he would plant a HUGE garden, hire my parents as slave labor, and get rich selling the proceeds at the city farmer's market.  (Exaggeration... sorta)

Lucky for me, I get to enjoy the fruits of their labor - no pun intended - during my ten day visit home right now.

Vegetables straight from the garden have that certain zing, that sweet essence you just don't taste in a store bought vegetable.  So who needs meat when vegetables taste this good?  Veggie sandwich here I come...

Toasted multi-grain bread, crisp iceberg lettuce, tomato, red onion, green pepper, cucumber, and a slap of mayo, salt & pepper!

Mmmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm!  Why are sandwiches even better when you squish it all together?

Last but not least, as much as I joke about this garden, it's a fabulous endeavor.  It keeps my family busy.  It keeps them together.  And it is one of the best things you can do for the environment.  Every hour spent in the garden is an hour not spent in front of a television, under light bulbs, running a bath, etc.  All those things require energy, fuel of some kind.  A garden requires nothing but your own energy, rain, and sunshine.  And each little plant does it's part by sucking up CO2 and breathing out oxygen.  If you think further, you can find more and more ways that a garden makes this world a better place!

So go plant something, people!

-E