Have our grandparents convinced us that gardens were easy to grow?  We were there as seeds were planted and then again as fruit was harvested, but did we miss the breaking of ground, amendments to soil, training of vines and back breaking work of weeding and picking?  Must we learn through our mishaps and failures that the harvest only comes after hard work and perseverance?

We’ve thought about this a lot lately as we have been reminded by another summer at how hard farming really is.  In the present it’s become a very idealistic way to make a living (captured on instagram and facebook).  Like anything worthy of our time it’s very hard work and important that the next generation is able to experience it fully so that they really know.

Nathan