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"D. Arlington" wrote:

"z" wrote in message
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unfortunately, most parents give their kids the absolute worst
example; they start off gangbusters, toss around a lot of cash, dive
in without much of a plan, particularly regarding weed control; a crop
of peas comes up, about half of them get picked, by summer the weeds
are getting the upper hand, most of the other plants are submerged and
bug ridden, but a few tomato plants stick up from the sea; after a
couple of weeks of tomato harvest they can't even be bothered to pick
the tomatoes any more, and the whole mess stands there all winter as a
monument outside the back window to remind the kids that that's how
you're supposed to see a project through from start to finish.

I've seen neighbor's gardens go this route over the years and places I've
lived. They're all too glued to their PCs and TVs to get out there and work
in the garden.

You wonder if the parents talk about the food at dinner time, if it is a
hamburger from Mc Doo's, probably not. Ask them which is there favorite
squash recipe, or if they have a favorite variety of corn. Ask what
combination of greens make their favorite salad. When people ask their
opinions, they will feel empowered and take a position on a vegetable.
It's a lot like politics. Once invested in a vegetable, they will be
more interested in growing it. If they find that what they grow tastes
better than what comes from the store, you will have a gardener. But you
can't just give them a pack of seeds and say grow this because they have
no investment in the outcome.
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now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of
conception until death." - Rachel Carson

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