Our family loves arrival of springtime. We love watching the rebirth of the plants and trees in our neighborhood. It is quite fitting to celebrate the season of Easter as the plants around us begin to come back to life. After all, just when the disciples thought Jesus had left them for good, he returned to them as he had promised!
For those of you with teenagers or older children, have you ever planted a garden together? Most families I know plant flowers or vegetables simply for personal enjoyment, but have you ever planted a garden with the purpose of giving away your harvest?
The Easter season is the perfect time to begin planning this activity!
The yard at our home isn’t suited for a “traditional” garden so we just usually plant a container garden full of herbs. This year, we are branching out and trying our hand at carrots, beets and radishes.
(If you need more info on DYI container gardening, just do a quick search online and you will find that there are tons of web sites that can provide instructions.)
After you decide out what to grow, come up with a plan for what to do with the food or flowers that you harvest. If you decide to grow vegetables, perhaps you could donate them to a local food pantry? If you plant flowers, perhaps you could make an arrangement and give them to someone? The options are endless!
