I ve been a gardener for as long as I can remember. My dad always had a plot wherever we lived in Camarillo. The height of my learning was when I was 10 and we moved to an acre in Santa Rosa Valley. Twenty years later, and gardening is still a family value for me, something I treasure and enjoy.
Gardening is a great way to teach our children about life.
As I began to write this article, I asked my 12 year old, Briana, what she has learned from our family gardening. Quite a list, I am impressed. I would also add sanity, prosperity and understanding the cycles of life and death. Siblings in particular, do not need to be taught this, we need only allow it to occur. I do the tilling, and show the kids how much space they have.