We all know there’s a lot of marketing to children. Usually promoting the exact things we don’t want for our kids: annoying toys and junk food. However, I’m proud to say our school district is participating in a big promotion that has already piqued the interest of my oldest son. A recent grant gave our community money to start a community garden and to do outreach in the schools.
This week, my oldest son brought home several packs of seeds and an already-planted bean plant. He wanted to start a garden out back. That night. Immediately. Now, my husband and I tried gardening once, and we failed to produce squash. Failed to produce squash. Yes, that’s what I said. I had heard that squash grew like dandelions. Well, not for us.
- Do you think this is what we’ll have in our backyard this summer?
So, while I’m excited about eating vegetables, I’m not excited about growing them. However, when your son gets excited about something, it’s good to take interest, too. Especially when it doesn’t involve Nerf guns, Star Wars, or video games, and instead focuses on healthy foods.
Before planting a garden, I’d like to do some research. But, Farmer McDonald wouldn’t wait for research, so I finally sent him outside with a shovel and told him to mark a spot to plant the garden. He used some grass clippings to square it off.
This weekend, we’ll be buying some top soil and making it official: In addition to our green bag special from the CSA, we’ll be trying our hands at growing some veggies, too. We’ll hope for some success.
Ultimately, I’m thankful for the promotion my son’s school has done. He is excited about vegetables! And this is much better than a Happy Meal toy.
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Kerrie, my brother and his wife sell top soil and have for years. They have a business on Division Street in Springfield named, “Load and Go”. They have the best composted top soil. They live in Rogersville on AD. Anyway, if you have a truck, you can just go and they will load your truck for you. I think they are very reasonable for what you get. Livy
Thanks for the info. My mom might have already bought some soil, but if not, we’ll check into your brother’s place.
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