One of my favourite things lately is my little vegetable patch in our garden. There is something therapeutic about having your hands in the earth and spending time in the warm sun.
Up until recently deciding to follow a vegetarian diet and not eat anything with a face, my vegie patch was neglected and not very well cared for. I would plant lettuces and zucchini and feel awful when I forgot about it and saw all the lovely produce go to waste. Right now I have a plethora of broad beans I have no idea what to do with, lovely spinach, kale, lettuce and spring onions thriving in my garden along with a selection of fragrant herbs. There is no better feeling than knowing my meal has something that just 5 minutes ago was growing in my garden. Just now I’m sipping a pineapple and mint juice with mint fresh picked. It gives me a connection with the earth that opens my heart and makes me feel happy. A sort of hippy-kind-of-happy – but I’m not about to start wearing Birkenstocks or drive a combi.
Needless to say I am growing all my lovely vegetables organically but the rest of the produce we need we buy locally from an organic store in our neighborhood. We get a big mixed box of fruit and veg at the start of the week and I love the challenge of using everything in the box and experimenting with new foods. I just feel better knowing we are all eating foods that are better for us and for the world.
Here are a couple of pretty plants in my vegetable patch. They are just so pretty and taste just as good. My little piece of happiness.
