Kudos to him! Get the kids interested and... This man is doing a great job and it sounds like he’s sacrificed quite a bit for his dream.
We love having the kids from the local elementary school come over. Really local—across the playground and the football field. Unfortunately, they now have to jump thru all kinds of hoops just to visit. Two weeks prior notice, and as much paperwork as a major field trip. Shaking head.
OTOH, the school property butts up to ours, so technically, as long as they stay on the other side of the—shallow—ditch, we can take plants and things out to them. Kind of limits the kids as to hands on, but...
Di, you are so right about teaching people to cook! I can remember being in 8th grade home ec class and wondering why these people were wasting my time, and why didn’t the other kids know how to cook and sew and budget? LOL
Gabz—sorry your romas turned into grapes! Tasty, but not much good for anything else!
Girlangler—how’s your fall/winter stuff doing? I had a great salad last night for supper out of my “salad bowl”. Red sails, buttercrunch, and baby spinach. Yummy!
Y’all have a great day, and thanks for th ping!
“I can remember being in 8th grade home ec class and wondering why these people were wasting my time, and why didn’t the other kids know how to cook and sew and budget?”
No kidding! I was raised the same way. No one escaped Kitchen Chores, or Laundry Chores, or Gardening Chores or Mending/Sewing Chores!
Mom would also divide up the grocery list and we girls were responsible for bringing back the best BARGAIN we could find on our lists back to the cart.
I am so GRATEFUL that I have the skill set that I have. It’s made my life much easier.
I have the day off, so I’m going to dash through my chores (Farm & Fleet for chicken supplies, Walgreen’s for a few H&B items) and then I’m spending the rest of the day sewing. I have projects stacked to the ceiling and my fingers have been itching to get at them.
Have a good day! :)