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4 More Reasons Why I Garden

On Monday I did a post on my Top 6 Reasons Why I Garden and today I decided to add 4 more to that list

7.   Bridges the gap between what I do in life and my faith. This summer gardening has made the transition from beloved hobby to a job and I couldn’t be happier! Now I get to spend more concentrated time in the garden I have also studied many of Jesus' parables. Since spending more time in the garden they have new meaning and have come to life such as the parable of the four soils, the mustard seed, just to give you an idea.

8.   Experimentation. When you are gardening it is always a good idea to leave room to try something new. You can try new techniques like no till or Square Foot Gardening, but you can also try new plants or varieties. Just try it and see what happens!

9.   Sharing produce. I love giving the fruits of my garden to those around me. This is also helpful to me because it always seems around harvest time I get overwhelmed and shocked by the amount of produce I have. Now I need to get better at preserving it, I find it as a nice bridge to open up conversation about gardening and how easy it can be!


10.    Avenue to teach. Going along with sharing produce and bring my faith to life, gardening is also a great avenue for teaching. For example at The Garden we are using it this summer to illustrate and teach the 9 fruits of the spirit to the Sunday school kids every Sunday. Having that resource available to help illustrate stories and values of the bible to little minds is more valuable than we may ever know.
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