It is amazing how much time manual labor takes! I guess after living in a world of cell phones, computers, and instant messaging I have dramatically under-estimated the amount of time and effort required when doing actual physical labor! We have spent many Saturdays, some Sundays, and quite a few nights after work preparing the area for the garden. We haven't even started with the actual garden, just getting the land and area ready. I have been humbled by thinking of the men shoveling dirt on the side of the highway in Mexico when it was 100F outside. My mear shoveling & work in 70F doesn't seem to compare:)
Fortunately for me, my boys have loved coming to the garden to work. They always seem to find something fun to be able to do and have become good 'helpers'. It has proven to me that if you give kids big room to run, freedom to roll & play in the dirt, and no rules, it is amazing how much fun they can have....no playgrounds included:)
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