Garden Girl

I’m waiting on my fruit trees to arrive (today or tomorrow depending on the whims of weather). And while I wait, I’m thinking about berry bushes to be. I love blackberries and I’m jazzed at the idea of making blackberry preserves.
I’m excited & happy that we are finally at a place where I can start the garden experiment just a little, but I’m also a bit nervous. It’s been a long time since I even helped out in a big garden & I’ve never started a big garden from scratch like I am here.
And we’ve gone deeply into debt to fund this incredibly modest little dream.
Yes, we’ve gone into debt to give up our car, get a home smaller than some peoples’ bathroom and rent- not buy- a small plot of land to grow just a smidgen of food.
So, I’m nervous.
Some would say I’m being reactionary.
They’d say that technology and market demand will address the issues of climate change & oil crunches far more efficiently & effectively than just individuals making some lifestyle changes.

Maybe.

Maybe we need all the help we can get: grass roots initiatives, individual action, technological breakthroughs and changes in policy on the local and national levels.

But, I’m doing it anyway, because this I can do.
It’s empowering to be doing something positive, to take some personal responsibility, to work toward a better more sustainable way of life, to be more of a creator & less of a consumer, to slow my life down and become more thoughtful about the impact of my actions.
This I can do.

(& thanks to http://www.foodshedplanet.com for giving me that one sentence answer to “why?”. If you plan to grow a victory garden this year, you may wish to add your name to the FoodShed Planet Victory Drive found at the link just above.)

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