Kids and the garden

Today, Liz, Taylor, Sofia and I started seedlings in Lizzie's back yard. Taylor and Sofia are both three year olds and Lizzie and I are thirty somethings (just to give some context to the story). We planted heirloom cucumbers (Armenian and Baby persian), Wild Arugula (Rocket), two different kinds of Nasturtiums (Amazon & Moonlight), two kinds of squash, and salad greens. The kids naturally love the soil and the water. Running around in the sun, planting, digging, laughing, we all felt our connection to the Earth, to everything. This is so much of what permaculture is about, regaining our heritage, our birthright as part of the ecology of this planet (not separate, but one).