This is the third year in a row
My friend and I have taken to hoe
And rake and seeds, watering cans and such
Hoping our community garden would produce much
Each year we have measures of success and some not
As we bend and tend in that garden plot
There’s plenty of joy and a fair amount of toil
In hope of nutritious vegetables from the soil
We try to start many seeds indoors
The little pots lined up on window sills and floors
If you accounted for your time, in planning, caring and more
You realize how little you pay at the store
It takes some spunk to not let your spirits sag
When your friends tease you about your garden saying “Carrots-two bucks a bag”
Are you a gardener? Got any stories to share?
Barb's True Stories 
I think there are weed seeds along with the garden seeds in those packets.
Ah, so that’s the problem. I never thought of it that way but it’s a comforting thought. It diminishes gardener’s guilt.
Tanya finished our garden. It is too big for us but no one wants half of it. she plants vines – melons, pumpkins, squash etc just to fill space so she doesn’t have to weed.
And she is doing something very important when she is growing food. I am reading more and more about the importance of local food. I just bought City Farmer by Canadian author Lorraine Johnson. She tells of shelling peas when her little nephew came along and he didn’t recognize a pea pod. Unfortunately we either don’t know or don’t think about where and how our food gets to the table unless it’s your toil that puts it there.