We are part of a local food co-op. We buy shares of a nearby garden in the spring and pick up whatever is harvested each week. My new foster daughter has been looking forward to going to the farm since Monday when I told her that if she'd eat her veggies, I'd show her where they were growing. She's been talking about it ever since. "Can we go to the farm today?" "When will you take me to the farm?" "Puuullleeeeeeze can we go to the farm now?" So today was the big day. 
I was grateful that the neighboring farm had their horses out, especially after I realized that the poor child thought we were going to a farm with animals. "Where's the cows?" She asked impatiently. Her disappointment didn't last too long. Thankfully, she LOVES flowers which are in abundance at the end of each row of veggies. She ran around happily sniffing flowers and asking "Did Jesus make this one? What about this? Did Jesus make ALL these flowers???" "Did Jesus make the veggies too???"
We soon had our share and were headed back to the car heavy laden with
Or so I thought.
"What are we going to do with this stuff" She asked me on the way home.
"Eat it" I replied cheerfully.
"Yuck!"
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What a wonderful way to get fresh veggies! Your newest sweetie will come around to eating them, especially when she sees everyone else eating all your yummy cooking. Love this story, and the moose tales! We have deer that eat everything we grow. My lovely large green pepper plants were decimated last night -- somewhere there is a deer walking around with pepper breath.
ReplyDeleteLove the vegetable story. I bet that changes soon.
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