My Apologies!

 I realized this morning that its been over 2 weeks since I posted anything!  You guys are going to think I bailed again, but no I was just franticly getting ready for my and my friends annual plant sale.  This has been going on for 3 years now.  One day I went on my neighborhood app and said I was starting seeds for my own garden.  Would anyone want me to start extra?  They could come shop for what they wanted, but a lot cheaper than buying at a store.  This gave them the ability to have plants much less expensively, and it covered our gardening cost for the season.  I received a positive response, so we started the plant sale.  We've done it every year since.  This is something we have really enjoyed doing.  

1)  Fosters community that's in person and not just on a social media app.  We've met lots of wonderful people as a result of this.  These are people I may never have met otherwise.  We even had a few that came and wanted to see the greenhouse, and my garden set up in order to get ideas for their garden.  We can talk a long time about gardening!

2)  We get to share our information and answer any questions someone may have about particular plants, how to's, tips and tricks, what works and what doesn't.  I know in an era of search engines; much can be found online(allegedly), but there's something about just having a discussion in person that helps grasp a concept.  In addition, I can tell you search engines don't know everything.  Each customer left with the understanding that if they had further questions they could just message me or call.  

3)  We're helping people get started on providing food for themselves.  It may only be a little, but it's something.  Those few tomato plants they bought this year, may turn into tomato plants and peppers next year.  Someone could be starting an herb garden that expands into a medicinal garden.  I started my journey with two, count them two, tomato plants and now......

4) Savings all round.  This covers our gardening for the season; seeds, soil, and any other garden paraphernalia.  Plus our customers get at least 50% off what they would have paid for something comparable at the store. 

Anyone that can start seeds can start to do this for their community.  First gauge interest, and if there is interest; go for it!  It's work baby sitting plants until spring, but very worth it in our opinion.  I started this before I had a greenhouse.  We had plants all over, but even then it was worth it.