It’s time to start growing spring vegetables in much of the United States. That’s why Seasonal Wisdom is pleased to host this special Spring Seed Starter Giveaway. You’ll find lots of gardening goodies to get your spring kitchen garden off to a great start. But hurry! This giveaway ends at midnight on March 30, 2012.
Want to grow vegetables this year, but looking for a little support? No problem. Seasonal Wisdom has partnered with Renee’s Garden Seeds, The Seed Keeper Company and Authentic Haven Brand to help you grow your own food this year. Check out what this exciting prize package features:
1) A Special Collection of Renee’s Garden Seeds: First, the winner will receive 12 seed packages (valued at $35). These aren’t your ordinary, run-of-the-mill veggies either. We’re talking purple carrots, yellow beans, red romaine lettuce, and other delicious and rare seeds from Renee’s Garden Seeds. There are also lovely edible flowers like nasturtium and calendula too. These are some of my favorites, and I’ve grown many of these seeds in my own garden.
The vegetable and flower seeds were selected not only for their taste and beauty. They can also be sown directly in the garden, so you don’t need to start them indoors. Just plant the cool-season seeds in spring; then sow the warm-season varieties after the last frost date in your area. Share extras with friends and neighbors by throwing an informal seed exchange. Here are the seeds included in this prize package:
Cool-Season: (Plant before last frost date; or late summer for fall)
Baby Mesclun, ‘Paris Market Mix‘ — French-inspired baby salad greens that you can cut, and they’ll come again.
Breakfast Radish, ‘Petit Dejeuner‘ — Sweet red and white elongated radishes.
‘Cutting Lettuce, ‘Sea of Red‘ – -Upright red lettuce that give edible accents to your garden beds.
Shelling Peas, ‘Sabre‘ – New for 2012 — Peas that grow on vines 2 to 3 feet long.
Tricolor Carrots, ‘Circus Circus‘ — Purple, orange and white carrots.
Warm-Season: (Plant after last frost date)
Climbing Summer Squash, ‘Trombetta‘ — Attractive climbing Italian squash.
Container Zucchini, ‘Astia‘ – New for 2012 — Zucchini that grows in a container; ideal for small spaces.
Pole Bean, ‘French Gold‘ — Very prolific yellow beans; performed great in our 2011 garden.
Pole Bean Mixture, ‘Rattlesnake’ and ‘Purple Pod‘ — Mixture of spotted and purple pole beans; pretty and tasty.
Edible Flowers: (Never eat plants sprayed with pesticides.)
Calendula, ‘Flashback‘ (petals edible only) — Gold, peach, apricot and orange petals backed with red or maroon.
Nasturtium, ‘Cup of Sun‘ (petals, leaves and unripened buds only) — New for 2012 – Cheerful lemon-yellow and gold flowers.
Scarlet Running Bean, ‘Magic Beanstalk‘ (flowers and beans only) – Climbing vine with edible scarlet flowers that later become runner beans.
2) A Seed Keeper Kit: Organize and store these seeds in a nifty Seed Keeper Kit (valued at $24.99). Along with A-Z dividers for your seeds, there are practical tips like a frost zone map and planting definitions. You’ll also receive a pair of garden gloves, seed sorting dish, 5 seed saving glassine envelopes for loose and captured seeds, 5 wooden 6″ plant stakes, a permanent black felt-tipped marker, 6″ wooden garden ruler and handy utility clip.
I won a Seed Keeper a couple years ago during a Twitter #gardenchat, and the kit has come in handy for all my seeds. If you like keeping organized in the garden, the Seed Keeper Kit will make your life easier.
3) Natural Manure Teas: To keep those seeds germinating and growing in the garden, we’re throwing in a three-pack of all-natural alfalfa, cow and horse manure teas from Authentic Haven Brand. (valued at $12.95).
These manure teas come directly from pasture-raised livestock at the Haven’s California ranch, established in 1924. Fed on grass, like Mother Nature intended, this livestock is not exposed to antibiotics, fertilizers or growth hormones during its lifetime. So, you can rest assured these manure teas are safe for your organic kitchen garden at home.
They’re easy to use too. If you can brew a cup of tea, you can brew one of these soil-conditioning teas for your garden.
Enter to Win! We’d be delighted if you would follow Seasonal Wisdom and our three sponsors on Facebook, but this is NOT a criteria to win:
- Seasonal Wisdom on Facebook
- Renee’s Garden Seeds, The Seed Keeper Company, Authentic Haven Brand on Facebook
How to Enter: It’s easy to enter this Spring Seed Starter Giveaway (valued at $73), but hurry! This giveaway ends at midnight on March 30, 2012. Simply leave us a comment below about why you like growing your own food from seeds. This giveaway is now over, and the winner has been contacted.
The winner will be chosen at random on March 31, 2012 and contacted within 24 hours. If the proposed winner forfeits or does not claim the prize by April 3, the prize will be re-awarded based on the sponsor’s sole discretion. All prizes will be awarded. Please provide your name and email to enter this contest, so we can contact you promptly if you win. The winner agrees to allow his/her first name to be mentioned in conjunction with this giveaway.
The number of eligible entries will determine the odds of winning. This giveaway is limited to U.S. residents only, who are over the age of 18 years old. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN. This sweepstakes is VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. By entering this giveaway, you are agreeing to these conditions.
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post, and the prizes were provided at no charge for this giveaway.
Please be sure to enter this giveaway before midnight on March 30, 2012. Good luck everyone! Meanwhile, stay tuned for more exciting guest posts and garden giveaways in the upcoming months.
All images in this post are copyright Seasonal Wisdom, The Seed Keeper Company or Authentic Haven brand.
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There’s always a sense of accomplishment when you grow your own seeds. You alone have control over how they’re fed and grown, and can control the nutrients they receive. Nothing like freshness just feet away from your door, instead of something pre-ripened and transported across country. We’re doing more canning and freezing this year, and this mix would be a great addition. Thanks for the contest!
I love starting plants from seed. Nice to know exactly what I am growing.
I love growing food from seeds so I can show my son where food comes from. He loves veggies and it’s going to be so fun to watch him pick his own meals this summer!
You have the best giveaways! I love growing my own food because it is so satisfying to start the seeds, watch them sprout, tend them and then reap the reward at harvest. It’s also great to know exactly where my veggies came from, what was used, or not used, on them, and to eat fresh, nutritious food that I grew myself.
I would love to win this contest to be able to start seeds this year. We purchased our first home and have been learning about gardening. Check out our blog as we have learned a lot along the way.
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We have two wonderful dogs (who make gardening a challenge) but we are at it again this year and we are putting up a better fence. : ) We learned the hard way when all our watermelon, cucumbers, peppers and our entire butterfly garden was destroyed.
I have been going back and forth is we should just purchase starts or grow our own seeds this year. If we were to win this I would be excited to start things from seeds and I will give the plants all the TLC they need.
Thank you!
Because it just plain amazes me that food comes from those tiny little seeds!
I would love to win these seeds, I simply love watching things grow from a tiny seed to a beautiful flower or something good to eat.
I enjoy gardening because the flavor and texture of homegrown plants are tastier than what I buy from the supermarket. I enjoy teaching my daughter about growing her own garden and her own food so she can appreciate hard work and reward.
Growing my own produce from seed gives me a sense of independence and of unity with the rhythms of nature.
Growing seeds is addictive. Can can’t grow just one!!
Bwaaaww haaah–I meant to say, Growing seeds is addictive.
You can’t grow just one!
I love growing my own seeds because then I know they have not been soaked in poisons and only grow heritage seeds so they are healthier. Two you do not have to depend on stores and other places to buy your produce and most there are of GMO seeds and have poisons in them, and living way out in the country with any stores being over an hour away just makes more economical sense as well. And it gets one closer to the earth and thus back to being a more spiritual divine person!
I never realized how many vegetables I like until I started growing my own. I like them fresh and raw. Cooking, for me, removes some of the richness and depth of flavors. It’s an accomplishment to be able plant, grow, harvest, and keep my own food. Doing these things for myself and my family give me a feeling of peace and gratitude for all Mother Earth provides.
I love growing our own food because it’s economical for our family, educational for our kids, and so much healthier and tastier than what we can buy in the store!! Thanks for this giveaway!
The garden is a space where all of life’s stress melt away. Sharing beautiful veggies grown from home with my family and two sons is a magnificent gift.
Growing our own food from seed is the core of our farmstead lifestyle. Improving the soil, growing our own crops, caring for our small livestock and doing it all in harmony with nature is how we honor the many blessing we receive daily!
What an exciting giveaway! The reason I like growing my food from seed is that it gives me the good feeling knowing that I’m providing organic food, high in vitamins and quality for my family and for my pets (my dog Frank loves tomatoes). I’m loving the container zucchini ‘Astia’ seeds by the way!
Thanks everyone for all these comments already! It’s wonderful to see so many people growing their own food from seed. I understand completely why many of you are amazed by how a small seed can grow into a huge plant that can feed our families and friends. It’s certainly very humbling. And it’s certainly true that home-grown food tastes better and is healthier as well. You all are officially entered to this giveaway. We love hearing what you have to say… Keep ’em coming. Teresa
Vegetable gardens feel so useful. And I really like growing vegetables from seed because there are so many choices!
I’ve started a craze in my town and among my friends with growing our own food! It gives me new purpose and I feel a responsibility to re-educate myself and my children to grow our food again…..
One reason I grow my own produce is bc it’s so darn expensive to buy organic. The other reason is it’s very gratifying. There is nothing I won’t try to grow and I consider it a miracle every time something works! I sit and marvel at what a bulb or seed produces. I even grow edibles I don’t necessarily like – either bc they’re pretty or because someone gave me the seeds. I don’t like things to go to waste. SO this summer whatever I don’t eat I will donate to a local food pantry. AND if I win I will share seeds with my friends or anyone who will use them bc that’s what gardens do. Thank you for sponsoring this incredible giveaway!
Thank you for posting a seed giveaway. They are hard to find! I have been looking for ways to help out my daughter’s elementary school. They recently gave the “go ahead” to do a garden in the school’s courtyard with some help from other parents and teachers. We are going to try and teach the 450 inner city students about urban sustainable living, composting, and the sense of pride they can get from growing their own food. No small task, but we are going to give it a try.
I have many health issues and have been having many digestive issues in the last several months. I have decided the only way to heal is to grow my own food, to the extent I am able to. This would be a wonderful start to something I’m very new at!
I’m new to this revolution but I’m on fire!
I like knowing that there aren’t harmful chemicals in my garden and I also like always having fresh vegetables on hand.
I love growing my own food from seed for numerous reasons, but mostly because it’s fresher and tastier than grocery store produce and because I enjoy the challenge. I also love having a great variety of food at my finger tips, and love trying rare and unusual foods.
As a single mom, it’s important to me to feed my son healthy, nutritious food. Growing our own teaches my son about where our food comes from, and gets us high quality, nutritious foods at a much lower cost. I also love playing in the dirt! Love Renee’s Seeds, and this is a wonderful gift, so thanks for the opportunity to win.
growing your own food from seed is so rewarding- it’s like watching a loved one grow and succeed! You know that every single part of that cultivation was your own. And I think it makes the food taste even better.
In this dwindling economy, gardening with seeds allows me the opportunity to grow my own food in a very inexpensive manner. Costing only pennies a handful, seeds provide me with a wide variety of healthy produce while at the same time, substantially cuts my grocery budget. I am not only able to grow my own food in a safe, controlled method, but I gain a great sense of personal satisfaction from the entire process!
I love growing food in my apartment garden- I feel thankful for what little space and good light we have. We installed vertical planters to make the most of all types of square footage. Our toddler gets involved in the watering, and we all have a blast.
I am newly married, and starting my very first garden this spring! I have loved reading books on container gardening, and finding great blogs like this one. Starting a garden from seeds is such an accomplishment and I feel the reward is that much sweeter. Thanks, and hope I win!
Growing from seed is the easiest cheapest way to get food. Such a sense of self-sufficiency.
I love growing our own food from seed because then I know just what I am feeding my family. There is also no other peace than being outside and getting dirty. Also, the food just tastes so much better.
one of our neighbors is actually going to let us (apartment dwellers) use her yard to garden this year – these seeds will be a big help
I so enjoy being part of the miracle called gardening – whether it’s for food, for the soul or to make a property look better. Since I’ve become aware of the problems with contemporary “food” I’ve become an organic edible gardener – and being part of the solution to eating healthy, nutritious food picked just steps away from the kitchen stove. Thanks!!
Better taste. Safer food. Lots of bang for your buck. These are all great reasons for growing food from seeds. Thanks so much for all your wonderful comments. We love hearing from you! Good luck…
I love growing my own food from seeds because it is the easiest way for me to know exactly what I am eating. I remember when I was little my grandmother (who raised her family during the depression) would always tell me that I didnt really know where food came from – and she imparted to me the love of growing plants – and read the book “The little red hen” over and over to me to help instill the understanding of what it takes to make that loaf of bread. The beauty of nature and the part I have to play in the interconnection of plant/ground/living being is awe inspiring and I love being part of that process of renewal.
We are growing our own foods this year do to the lack of money (ZERO INCOME) after my Husbands stroke. He needs 24 hr care so I can’t work either. At least I will know how our veggies were grown! Thanks for the chance to win, Dee
This is pretty much the greatest giveaway better. My favorite thing about growing my own food is simple – the taste. You can’t even compare the tastes of what you grow on your own and what you buy elsewhere!
Everything tastes so much better homegrown!
I like growing my own seeds because I can grow something new each year and there’s nothing more rewarding than a fresh salad made strictly of homegrown vegetables!
A garden is a wonderful classroom. To get your hands dirty and watch your hard work grow. You take care of it, it takes care of you. I look forward to learning new things and surrounding myself with beautiful and delicious crops every year.
I love having a garden. It brings the family together. Everyone in the family gets to choose their favorite veggies to grow. Its a lot of work, but so rewarding.
The accomplishment of seed starting along with varieties you cannot find unless from seed, alot of heirlooms are still going strong that way. I also find that you get more for your money and better control over health of the plant etc. If wanting to grow organic then you can always find seeds and grow all natural plants. The choices seem endless.
I love growing my own food from seed because digging in the dirt with my hands is like therapy, seeing the first sprouts coming up from the dirt is thrilling, and the taste of fresh food you grew yourself is second to none.
We love our small kitchen garden. My daughter and I like to go out and graze on fresh herbs and veggies while planning our dinner salad. We are constantly amazed when watching the plants grow!
I love growing my own things to eat because let’s be honest…they taste better! Each growing season is one more year I am alive. I am grateful to reach another growing season
Not only is it rewarding to literally taste the fruits of my labor, but gosh, homegrown food just tastes better. It’s so awesome to be able to tell my kids to go pick some ingredients from the garden for dinner. The kids love gardening too!
I finally made it to the top of the waiting list to manage a patch at Argonne Community Gardens in San Francisco! I’ve been teaching myself how to grow produce in containers in my apartment and at my back door for the past couple of years and have been delighting in my puny harvests. Checking the growing progress every day gives me the same feeling of wonder I had as a child growing carrot tops or cress in egg-shells… and it tastes SO good when you know EXACTLY where it came from. From you! I can’t wait to get outside and grow in a real patch of land!
an avid flower gardener for years, I became interested in veggie garden through my association with the MasterGardeners. I now have a raised box and have been thrilled with the results. Several were grown from Renee’s seeds.
I love growing from seeds — from the first shoots of green to the colors and bounty of the harvest, it’s philosophically and aesthetically nourishing & sustaining … and that’s even before we start eating!
Growing my own fruit, veggies, and flowers is a great way to save money, get exersise, and teach and bond with my children.
I love raising my plants from seed, helping them along every step of the way…. it’s like raising my “babies”
Oh the list goes on but the best things about growing my own garden are the satisfaction, the cost and the wonderful memory’s of childhood summers when I taste that first tomato of the season can’t buy that at the store Oh yes can’t forget the health benefits to me and my family
I love growing my veggies and herbs from seed because I have full control of the gardening medium, the feeding and growing organic. I love watching the miracle of seeing the tiny seed develop from it’s first “breaking ground” experience to becoming part of a delicious, healthy meal.
I love growing my own food. I am a breast cancer survivor and do my best to eat the best and healthiest food. I buy organic food when possible. But, nothing tastes as good as picking a fresh homegrown fruit or veggie and knowing with certainty how it was grown and how fresh it is!
Plus, i love my garden being a beautiful mix of flowers and edibles!
From preparing the ground, to watching the seeds sprout, to harvesting and feasting on the produce, there are so many reasons I love growing my own vegetables. Having extra to pass along to friends and share at a local food bank make it a blessing that goes well beyond our table.
I love growing my own food from seeds because it saves money, tastes great, is good for me and my family and it’s so much fun! I try to eat/serve something from my garden every day. Thanks for the giveaway!
I am a crafter by heart and love doing things handmade and this is one of them. I always love to try seeds to see them start off in that stage. It is fun to do!
I am starting a garden soon and I hope I can add more!
Happy Crafting and planting.
I love watching plants grow from young seedlings until they are ready to harvest! Plus food just tastes better when it is fresh from the garden.
I enjoy growing my own food because it provides me with an option for safe food I wouldn’t otherwise have locally.
Love growing from seed because your patience and love are abundantly rewarded with bounty and beauty. So many life lessons come from growing from seed; I’m a better friend and parent, one that tries to practice listening and observing; one that appreciates time and effort; one that recognizes that even all the best efforts do not guarantee success.
I love growing my own seeds because I know exactly what I am going to be eating. They are also fresher and fun to watch grow!
Growing food from seeds makes me happy, it’s fun to work in the garden. And it tastes so much better when it’s picked fresh.
I like the sense of accomplishment when produce grows well. I like the fresh food and teaching my kid to enjoy eating vegetables that taste like they should. It’s a fun way to spend time outside.
For me, it’s all about getting my kids hands in the dirt.
We MUST grow our own food, because of food allergies and sensitivities. It’s been quite an adjustment, although fun to garden. I’ve become quite obsessed.
The best part of gardening is knowing where your food comes from and knowing it is healthy and not covered in poisons!
I like the different varieties of vegetables that I can get by seed. For example, I grew the tomato variety Black Krim last year. It was the best tasting tomato that I have had in years! I also like home-grown arugula and cilantro better than store bought. And I know that no insecticides or fungicides have been used on my plants.
Growing from seed is much less expensive than buying plants from a nursery, you know exactly how and where your food was grown, it tastes much better, and you get the satisfaction of knowing that you actually helped that food grow.
My family enjoys growing together. It is a rewarding experience when my children see where their food comes from, and they enjoy it so much more. When food comes from the hard work of your hands, it is difficult not to love eating it!
If I couldn’t garden and grow my own food I’d just go freaking nuts. When the seed catalogs come out everything in my house stops until I’ve picked out this year’s packets and placed my orders. I was born on a dairy farm in SW Wisconsin almost 60 years ago, and Dad always had a big garden, too. We moved when I was 6, but every where we ever lived we always gardened. Lots of kids—lots of little weed pullers!! I’m running out of flat room in my backyard so I’ve been growing more vertical and hanging food, too. Besides—it keeps me out of trouble…
Growing food from seed fills teaches us to be patient, thankful, sustainable, and “plugs” us back into a relationship with our fragile environment.
Growing my own veggies gives my soul some really good food! I just love the process of putting those magical little seeds in the ground and then watching them grow into something I can make into an amazing meal. Nutrition of these beauties can not be over-rated! YUMMMMMY!
I love growing things from seed because then I know where my food comes from. I also love witnessing the magic of nature…
I love feeling connected to my food by growing food from seed. It is also relaxing, so rewarding and downright FUN! My five year old son is a good garden helper too. We have lots of fun checking on our food growing, harvesting, finding earth worms–it’s a great family activity too!
Seeds are fun. You feel successful growing something to eat from a seedling.
I love starting plants from seed because I can get varieties not in the nurseries; having a garden gets me outside and the produce tastes better than from the store
Browsing through your catalog has always been a favorite inspirational past time for me. I can’t wait for the season to start planting. Your colorful seed packets entice me to try so many new varieties of flowers and vegetables. Your site is a long time favorite. The never ending thrill of going out to the garden to find incredible little flowers, herbs and veggies peeping their little heads out of the earth. Just waiting for loving care and then watching them grow in to beautiful healthy plants. A thrill everyone should experience.
I love how gardening brings my whole family outside. The kids know where their food comes from and are more likely to eagerly eat what they’ve helped to grow, and I know our produce is organic and safe. I also love trading seeds with friends to expand the range of what I have planted each year.
There are many reasons I love gardening, but one of them is cultivating patience and fortitude (and in a freakish-weather year, acceptance of not being in control).
I love growing food from seed because you can choose your variety (unlike starter plants). And there is nothing like going into the yard to check what will be for dinner!
I love knowing where my food comes from. I also like teaching my daughter that food doesn’t just come from the store. Saving some money is a bonus too.
I love eating fresh vegetables that taste like vegetables.
I love to eat and serve the plants I have grown in the garden. It gives me a sense of connection to nature and an all-too-rare awareness of exactly where my food came from. My favorite thing to grow is saffron crocus, which lends its wonderful, exotic aroma to rice and other dishes.
I love growing my own veggies from seed because, somehow it brings me closer to God. I love watching the awakening of the seed , which it seems like the seed is a promise of life. Knowing what is being fed to these veggies is also important. Also I am not depending on anyone else for self sufficiency. I like to take care of my family and myself. God helps those whom help themselves.
growing our own food from seeds gives me and my children a chance to nuture life, to become more self-sufficient, and to share our bounty with our community!
Gardening doesn’t come naturally to me (unlike my successful family members) It is especially satisfying to start seedlings and eventually harvest something. Teaches myself and the children to put some effort into our own food.
I have a small greenhouse and it helps to extend the growing season where I live in Northern Alberta. I grow as much as I can from seed because there is just nothing better than harvesting and eating beautiful natural produce grown with love for your family. It is so very rewarding to watch plants grow from tiny seeds to lovely full grown plants bursting with vitamins and flavor. I especially love to grow heirloom vegetables. Thank you for the chance to enter your contest. Best wishes to whoever wins.
Happy Gardening
Karen
Hi Karen: I’m so sorry, but for legal reasons we have to limit this giveaway to United States residents only. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, however. Your garden sounds amazing. Teresa
I love the connection with place and the Earth. By gardening, and sowing seeds, you are literally connecting the past and future in the present. I enjoy the conversations with other gardeners, the passion for the seasons, and the bountiful retun on my investment.
I have always enjoyed digging in the dirt, especially after I discovered how easy it is to lose track of time and decrease stress while working in the garden. I hate to exercise, but when I garden I am working most of the muscles in my body – without even thinking about it! A natural benefit of growing my own vegetables is that I have wonderful fresh food just outside my kitchen door.
I like growing my own from seeds for many reasons. My boys and I enjoy planting the seeds and patiently waiting for the first signs of green. Then watching them grow and eventually picking fresh from the garden and enjoying the freshness! It is such a feeling of accomplishment. Having the ability to go into the backyard and pick that you need for a fresh summer dish is so satisfying!
I don’t have an inherent green thumb, but I am working hard at gardening and growing my own food. I think we are extremely removed from our food nowadays and that is not only a shame, but can be dangerous. Plus, what joy to help Mother Nature with her work.
I would love to win the contest because even with only 120 sq foot of soil I can make a lot of food for everyone. I want to laugh out loud at the harvest and smear dirt on my face and sing Bjork songs and gaze (carefully) at the sun that made the food particles stitch together and at my hands that brought the elements together to make it happen and then go inside and make the food ingredients one into a fabulous never-before created recipe that knocks everyone’s socks off. And then I want to go to go lay in bed and think about how all I did was done 1,000,000,000,000,000 times before (except for the Bjork part) and feel complete.
always a good thing to grow your own food from good seeds..
I love the quality (and price) of the food I grow myself versus the produce I buy in the grocery store, especially when it comes to tomatoes and peppers.
Why do I like growing my own food from seed? So many reasons. It’s economical, it’s fresh, it’s organic, it gives me a sense of wonder and accomplishment, it’s most flavorful right after picking, I don’t have to carry the produce home from the store, I can scrounge up a meal from what’s on hand, and on and on. The joys of gardening are endless, and growing food from seed is especially rewarding.
Food eaten within minutes of growing in the garden tastes unlike anything that has to travel!
From seed can be grown so many more tasty and unusual varieties than the ones that have to be grown to stand up to vigorous shipping and handling that the store produce can offer in the market.
The freshness and flavor cannot be beat by eating homegrown food. There’s a direct link to a spiritual connection with the earth, weather, seasons, sun and moon, as I plant, care for and harvest my “babies.” Mono agricultural business produces very few varieties, and they become kind of plastic or unreal – dead. I choose what varieties of carrots, turnips, peas, etc. that I grow to eat, not someone else, and I also grow special treats you won’t ever find in a commercial grocery.
I find that growing from seed is rewarding nutrionaly and spirituly. I have a tiny 6’X12′ patio garden. However it produces with bounty. Sweet corn, spinach, lettuce, raspberrys, strawberrys, tomatos and more. Honeysuckle for the Hummingbirds to Casa Blanca Lillies for sweet perfume.
Nothing tastes better than food you’ve grown yourself!
What a joy it is to witness the birth of a plant. I have started seeds in the past and felt the rewards of knowing I helped to create a plant from a tiny seed. I am now getting back into starting my own vegetables and flowers once again. It would be really neat to win this prize.
Susan in NE Ohio
Gardening for me has two benefits. First, it provides a great stress relief (nothing like pulling weeds when I’m at my wit’s end). Second, it allows me to provide variety to the fresh fruits and vegetables that are available in the grocery store.
I love trying new and unusual fruit/vegetable (and herb) seeds. Living in Florida, I am blessed to be able to garden year-round.
Thank you for making this give-away possible.
I grow my vegetables and flowers from seed for the challenge of it; so I can try different varieties than what the murseries carry; and because I can give away extra seedlings, which makes me feel like I’m spreading the wealth of growing vegetables around.
What a great giveaway! I love the idea of growing my own food, of having my own little kitchen garden outside my patio doors. Better yet I love the fact that I can teach my children how food is grown and that I can provide them with fresh produce all summer long!
I garden because it’s in my DNA & in my soul. We had a vegetable garden growing up in the 50s & 60s, had one in the 70s when in college living in “shared” housing, now in my seventh decade, though the firs around the house are much taller & working the clay soil harder, I keep working away at my 30 yr. old garden.
I remember when I was 7 years old and my dad helped me plant some beans. It was so exciting watching them grow! I still get that excitement today (I am a little bit older now) when I am able to enjoy something that was grown from seed. These days I get more enjoyment watching my daughter’s excitement when we pick strawberries that we grew from seeds together.
One of the reasons I grow from seed is to save money. Seed costs pennies compared to ready to set out plants. But the biggest reason is to get the flavorful varieties I really want, but can’t find as plants. And, of course, there is the joy of reading all those beautiful catalogs that fill the mailbox this time of year. (Yes, I really like a catalog in my hands better than a picture on a monitor.) And then watching the little beauties pop out of the ground, either under the lights, or outside is such a reminder of the eternal faithfulness of God’s plan for the world. I could go on and on…Seeds are wonderful!!
Growing our own food helps keep me grounded in nature. Today, more and more land is being taken over by overpopulation, and growth. Food is being wasted in the masses, a cause that seems to be from our hurry up and go lifestyles. By having our own garden, and by growing our own food from seeds, I feel we are doing what we can to stay rooted in being self sufficient. It also helps slow down from the fast pace of the american lifestyle. There are many joys and memories being built by having our own garden and growing our own food. My 3 daughters love to “help’ momma in the garden. The amazement grows every year. They love to help prepare the seeds, help water, and watch the seeds grow into seedlings, and produce food for us. I thoughly enjoy being able to prepare a meal out of our own garden. Incredible memories are being created, and growing our own food from seeds truely is a reward well worth our time and dirty hands.
Gardening gives one the opportunity to observe nature’s work in “slow motion”. Cindy
I love growing my own food I think one of the most important reason is the personal achievement I get when we harvest the produce, its amazing to feel that you have contributed in the well being of your family. People are too dependent on handouts and welfare. I think every family should start a garden and grow something amazing
Hi everyone: I’m finding all your comments very heartfelt and inspiring. Especially loving all the stories about gardening with children, as well as the childhood memories of gardening with parents. Isn’t it wonderful to know where your food originated? That’s the type of self-sufficiency our ancestors knew so well.
Thanks to all for entering this giveaway and sharing why you like to grow food from seeds. It’s great to see this “grow your own” revolution taking root in this country! Good luck to all …Teresa
This is my first year for a garden. My grandson and I have planted carrots and cabbage already. He has his own little hoe and looks forward to coming on the weekends to work in our garden.
I am very excited to start a garden this year. I just recently bought my first home, well two years ago now, but I finally have the time to devote to the yard. I tried to put in some veggies the first summer in my house but the deer cleaned me out! But this year I have some great ideas on affordable fencing and I can’t wait to get to it!!! The idea of having my pantry full of mason jars of things I’ve grown is immensely satisfying. I’m just beginning and I know I won’t be able to do half of what I want to do but I am looking forward to the journey.
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I grow food from seed because:
1. Where I live, it’s hard to find many of the foods I love in the stores. When I do find them, they’re often shipped in long distances at a great cost to my pocket-book and the environment.
2. I feel a responsibility to leave whatever little place on this earth I’ve been loaned better than when I found it.
3. Growing certain plants reminds me of people I love who loved those plants. Lilies remind me of one grandpa, roses of another. Dad has always been a passionate corn grower, Mom loves her beans.
4. When I think of nostalgic memories of growing up in Oregon, I think of crates of fresh fruit from the farm stand or summer meals on the patio made of fresh vegetables from the garden (and a great steak). I want to re-create some of those memories for my husband (who grew up in the city) and my sons.
I love growing my own vegetables, fruit and such because I know where it has come from. No worries about bad chemicals or mistreatment of our earth for with the growing of my own. I also feel so connected to the earth, myself and God when I’m out there. My worries are gone, my depressions are lifted, and priorities are realigned. My body also gets a good workout, and my companions (my 5 rescue weenie dogs) also have a great time “helping” me “weed”. It’s all a win-win for me!
First of all you know where your food came from! You also know that it is non-GMO. You can grow so many more varieties than what you can find at the grocery store or market and the taste is unbelievable! I love starting my garden from seeds.
I love planting those tiny seeds and watching plants emerge and grow. I love knowing that I can grow some of our food, know where the seed comes from, know that food that I grow is safe and free of GMOs. I love knowing that I do not have to be dependent on the grocery store for everything we eat. I think that growing at least some of our food is a very necessary part of sustainability on Mother Earth.
No matter how many times I’ve grown things from seeds, I have always found the process to be magical. The life of this plant that will eventually grow into something much bigger, and feed me and my family, is contained in such a little package, and released by heat and water. It’s amazing!
Nothing says spring and summer like fresh veggies from the garden. They are easy to grow and economical…
Thanks for the great giveaway! I’ve been wanting to get started growing food, but I always make excuses. I like knowing where my veggies come from, and growing my own is a lot less expensive than the farmer’s market.
Good morning everyone. It’s very nice to wake up to even more great comments about why you think it’s worthwhile to grow your own foods from seeds! I noticed some new gardeners out there. Fortunately, most of these plants I’ve picked are easy to grow in the right conditions. They just look difficult, because they are so pretty. 😉 Don’t forget that local Master Gardeners provide free gardening advice to residents. To find a Master Gardeners group in your area, consult this clickable map from the American Horticulture Society – http://www.ahs.org/master_gardeners/ . Meanwhile, best of luck to everyone in this giveaway. We love your comments. Keep ’em coming. Teresa
I love to teach my two young daughters how we get the food we eat. There is nothing better than harvesting your own efforts and patience.
I LOVE growing from seed for a couple reasons. The first reason is because I can get wonderful varieties that I cant find in my local area and the second is because its a huge price savings over buying the plant for 2-3 times more AND I get more plants out of one pkt vs. one plant that I buy
Here are a few reasons we love growing our own food. 1. It tastes much better/fresher than store bought. 2.We save a lot of money in our food budget–year round since we are able to grow during the winter, too. 3. Its nice knowing that our food is safe for human consumption! 4. growing our own food is therapeutic!
As a cancer-survivor, I am careful about the ‘fuel’ I give my body- eating healthy has truly become my way of life, and I eat what I grow, because I know ‘what’ is/is not in my garden!!!
I like to grow from seed for 3 reasons:
The huge variety of fruits and veggies available from seed catalogues
The satisfaction of seeing the whole process from planting to harvest
The low cost
Plus I am in love with the Bakers Creek seed catalogue!
As a homeschool family we are learning about the way that living frugally can be great way of life. We are trying to raise our family to become better aquainted with what makes our bodies healthy and how we all can support each other by growing our own food for both fresh food and to can our own for the winter months. We are using seeds as a frugal way to send the message that with a little hard work we can be great providers.
I love that I can grow varieties that I can’t buy or can’t afford to buy! Somehow the green zebra tomato I grow is always better than any tomato I can buy. I also love the sense of satisfaction of growing from seed to harvest!
I love the way that fresh-picked veggies taste! I grew lettuce, swiss chard and kale last year for the first time and they were my favorite.
To look at a wisp of a seed is to see the past and the future. To sow that seed is to believe in nature. I am connected to the earth and the earth to me; without it, I am incomplete.
That’s why I garden.
This is my first year starting from seeds, so this would be an amazing win for us. We love growing our own food, and want to keep the tradition alive and well by growing heirlooms and other rare plants. And I have always wanted to eat a purple carrot.
As a member of the 99% who can’t afford to buy organic veggies at the grocery store or co-op, I like to grow my own. For an investment in materials and seeds at the beginning of the season, I can harvest healthy, organic, LOCAL veggies into the fall. Unfortunately this year’s budget can’t pay for seeds or good, organic fertilizer. I’d be SO HAPPY to win this giveaway!
i enjoy raised bed veg. gardening. it gives me time to relax & connect with what my family eats.
I like to grow food from seeds because our donation gardens donate hundreds of pounds of food to area food pantries from a handful or two of seeds — now that’s cool!
Why do I love to grow things from seed? So many,many reasons but mostly because in a world dominated by ever faster technology, social media and comercialism my haven is my garden. The smell and feel of the earth,the humming activity of insects, the tenacity of small plants as they battle to survive and reproduce. Anticipating fresh, tasty produce,the satisfaction of knowing that my symbiotic relationship with the garden gives me food for my tummy and soul. Why would you not love growing things from seed!!
I grew up spending a lot of time on a small island in Canada with my grandmother – one of the things she was known for was her amazing organic gardens. She grew almost everything we ate. I now am doing the same, even running my own small-scale “underground” CSA for a number of years now. Nothing goes to waste here – what we don’t eat, process, or give away goes towards keeping my tortoises and herd of guinea pigs happy!
I love every aspect of gardening. Getting filthy, watching tiny seeds grow into something beautiful and/or delicious! The feelings of accomplishment when you look around your lovely plants!
I love the simplicity of it. I’m a new gardener. I’ve emjoyed the harvest from my grandmothers garden, but now that I have boys of my own, I just feel the need to be able to sustain my household. This is something I need to learn to do and this is something they need to learn how to do, so we are!
I love planting seeds with my daughter and together we watch them grow from tiny bits to tasty carrots, peas, bok choy and even kohlrabi. I’ve been able to introduce her to veggies she might not have tried if we hadn’t grown them ourselves. This year her school also started an “Ecoliteracy” program where the kids go out and learn about science and nature with a garden coordinator and our nutritionist. The kids planted flats of different herbs and veggies and we sold many starts as a fundraiser last week!
Witnessing the miracle of nature never ceases to amaze and inspire me, and tending to a garden grants me a deeper connection to the things in life that matter most…
I enjoy growing from seed because I can have varieties of plants unavailable to buy as seedlings in my area. It also gives me a feeling of connection to the entire process of growing my own food! I can also easily control the quantity I have of each plant.
On a much simpler level, I get so excited watching each of them spring to life! It is so much fun!
I love growing all kinds of unusual heirloom varieties that I would never be able to find as plants in the garden centers. Growing from seed is the way to go!
Hi, what a great giveaway. I love growing from seed because you can experiment with new varieties and the food is so much better. Grocery stores won’t carry the rare heirlooms that you can only grow from seed. Vegetables taste so much better when you grow them yourself especially tomatoes and carrots.
I always thought that I was growing vegetables and herbs from seed in order to save money. Then I realized that was a side benefit to growing them because eating them made me feel better. Physically and mentally.
So I live longer, with less stress, and save more money over the long haul.
Win. Win. Win.
Lynn
This is a great idea. Sounds like a dream come true item for the serious gardener.
I grew up in a household with a big vegetable garden. As a kid, I was always annoyed when my Mother would ask me to go out and snip or pick something from the garden for our dinner. Why couldn’t we buy our veggies at the store just like everybody else? Today, I see how special and rare having home grown food was. Even though my thumb is not as green as my Mom’s, I would still love to try to have a garden like she did and this time it will be my pleasure to head out with shears in hand!
I love growing my own vegetables. I traveled for my job last year and didn’t have much of a garden. This year I am home and so happy to putter in my garden and see what I can grow
I love growing my own vegetables (and herbs and flowers) from seeds because I think it’s amazing to be a part of the process of starting something from a tiny seed and watching it sprout, then grow into an actual plant that produces food I eat. It reminds me that I’m part of something much bigger in the universe and although sometimes I can be a part of it, I’m usually just an observer.
I like growing my own food from seeds not only because it tastes better and I know where it’s coming from, but because it’s fun to see things sprout and grow.
I love growing my own food…its therapeutic and its delicious! Gardening is relaxing and the joy of eating what I’ve grown with my own hands makes it so much more delicious than anything I could ever buy!
Growing my own food from seeds is my passion. Ever since I was a little girl, planting seeds always intrigued me. For me, seeds are a “magical blessing” from God. It is from seeds that we have nature and life as we see and live now.I believe, no human power can create a seed just as it is said in the poem, “…only God can make a tree.” so it is to a seed.
Growing one’s food from seeds creates security and feeling of self confidence. I feel free to nurture my own plants; to “experiment” with different options on how to take care of it and choose to do as I deem right about it. I can choose to raise organically or otherwise. (cont’d)
We love growing vegetables and other edibles from seed for the sheer magic of it. There’s something that goes beyond the everyday to have the hope that a tiny seed will provide so much — and then to see the hope realized. Really, it’s a kind of religious experience.
I love gardening, even at my high altitude! It is so rewarding to see a plant that I started as a seed grow into a delicious veggie or beautiful flower! I am a vegan, so I love my veggies. I want to grow as much as I possibly can because of high food prices. And I want my family to be healthier. Plus we started out in this world in a garden right? I sure would love to be your winner.
I would LOVE to win these seeds! I’ve decided to vamp up the veggies I grow in order to become more self sustaining and this would be a huge help. It’s really important to me that I know where my food comes from and fresh out of my own garden is hands down the best!!
I love it b/c it’s healthy, of course, but also b/c it’s immediate gratification (relative to other life activities), it’s texture and color, and it’s fun to tinker with soils and nutrients and staking and all that! Also, I grow most everything in containers on my sidewalk which makes me the neighborhood gardener “on call.”
Gardening for me is a spiritual time of meditation and reflection. I grow as my garden grows and through it all I like raising my own food because I also enjoy cooking and canning and there is nothing more of myself I can give than to lay a feast out for my friends and say…wow…I did that from start to finish. Enjoy.
Good luck to everyone that enters the contest!!!
I love starting vegetable and flowers both from seed. Its fun to watch them grow from tiny seeds from start to finish. And it’s very educational for my 3 and 6yr old sons. They are very interested in Gardening and will have their very own raised bed gardens this year. Really hoping watching and taking care of their own gardens will make them more willing to eat veggies.
When I grow from seeds I get a feeling of accomplishment that NO ONE can take away from me!
Growing vegetables from seed gives me an understanding of timing with Nature’s course of seasons and helps me to better plan for my own and my clients organic vegetable gardens. I absolutely love being able to open my door to the garden and pick vegetables for dinner.
I start seeds indoors in late winter to help get an early start in the season. It is very helpful in getting out of those “winter blues.” I also grow spouts year round–healthy and tasty! The best part of being able to grow my own food seeds in the garden is to walk out and pick some fresh snow peas, carrots, radishes, etc. for the supper table!
I am just beginner to learn the magic of gardening and growing your own plants…..would be great if I won a few seeds!!
I think planting seeds is great because you see the whole life cycle of the plant, and to be able to teach others in how simple it can be to grow fruits, vegetables or herbs etc. Also saving our environment by not having to buy starts from a market/home supply store!
I like to grow my own seeds because:
-my children learn where food comes from.
– I can pick varilites that are not available in nurseries
-I love to watch the seed I planted grow in to a plant that provides my family with food.
-I know how its grown and with what.
I am a gardener who just recently renewed my love of growing things. My family and I used to grow a lot when I was younger. I can still remember being in charge of the strawberry patch and carrots while my brothers were each in charge of their own veggies. Somewhere along the way, we slowly stopped planting. Two years ago, I decided to start growing our own food again. I am simply loving the feeling of eating what I grew on my own. The joy I get, as I watch my babies rise towards the sun, is so fulfilling. This year, I am taking up the challenge of canning. Please wish me luck. And if I can get the family to agree (which they seemed dead set against right now, spoilsports) I would love to raise my own chickens. Or as I like to call it… grow my own eggs.
my husband and i are getting more involved this year in growing our veggies and fruits. we just added eight new raised garden beds to grow the different varieties and would like to add more seeds/veggies to our collection. we are looking to start a family soon and are practicing eating organic so that we can provide a good learning environment about where our food comes from and lead by example. we also love sharing our homegrown veggies with friends and family.
I like growing my own foodfrom seed because I can grow varieties I can’t find as starter plants, and I know that they’re grown in good soil, without use of pesticides.
I love to grow from seed! Like so many have said, the varieties available, the satisfaction of doing it yourself, the better quality of food. I would love to win!
Growing veggies from seed gives me a variety of food I can’t get any other way. Nursery seedlings only come in the most popular varieties and the garbage at the grocery store is chosen for production not consumption.
I also like using heirloom seeds that help maintain genetic diversity. If one microbe evolves that will destroy a very popular variety we will need other options.
I love growing my own food because it’s one of my most productive hobbies!
I love to start my own seeds. It’s like baking from scratch, the reward is in the fact that you did it all, from start to finish with your own two hands. It also brings you closer to God’s world with all of it’s inspirational nature. It gives one peace and goodwill.
There is nothing fresher than growing your own edibles! As well, what better way to spruce up your yard than with plants.
There is nothing like the feeling of starting with a seed and watching it grow into food! I am mostly a flower gardener with a few vegetables, but I want to expand my vegetable gardening.
More thanks to everyone who has entered this giveaway and shared your reasons for growing healthy and delicious food from seeds. We’ve enjoyed reading your thoughts very much! Aren’t seeds miraculous?
Meanwhile, this giveaway ends at midnight tonight, March 30! Good luck to everyone in the random drawing — and all the best this growing season too. Warm regards, Teresa
I grow our own food for the health of my family. I know what’s in the dirt and I know what the plants are nurtured with.
I watched both of my grandmothers garden and helped with my family’s garden while I was growing up. Our children learned to garden by watching and helping me and I am now out in the garden with my grandchildren.
Growing food and the memories incorporated with it is a wonderful thing. Thank you for making the give-away possible.
i just love to watch the plants grow and bloom and then magically become food. i haven’t gardened in years, but working the garden with my mom and grandmother are some of my best memories
1. It’s a grand tradition and way to spend family time
2. the food tastes so much better
3. we are saving money
4.exercise working in the garaden
5. canned or frozen garden produce saves money, fuel costs and provides food that you know is safe.
We finally have a yard & want to start the garden adventure, my girls are so excited but its a bit much to take on any help & head start would mean a lot. Thankyou for the wonderful posts & for giving us a chance to grow it ourselves.
OHHH… I could so use this Seed Keeper.
What wonderful idea!
We started growing our own veggies (and herbs) for the obvious reasons- we know what is used to water, fertilize and protect them, and they are beautiful in the garden. The unexpected bonus has been how much our children and their friends love to snack in the garden- as small children they would graze the strawberries and peas and sprigs of mint while they played, and now the older kids (we have 3) munch while hanging out with their friends. We even have other families asking for seed starts (which of course we share) because their kids come home asking why they don’t grow food! Happy healthy families, happy healthy birds and bugs…isn’t that why we all plant seeds?
I have 2 new grandchildren who need to learn how to grow their own food and then EAT IT! We’ll just hang out in the garden til we are full!
I like knowing where my food comes from!
I’d Love to have these seeds! My family is adopting 2 more children from China in 2 weeks and I will be leaving my job with PSU to be a stay at home dad where I will be living frugally and teaching my children how to do so also. These seeds would be great for our family this summer!
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I would love to win these to start seeds of my own for my garden.
Love to grow food for my family!!!!
I would love to win you seed giveaway. Would be great to have so much to choose from thank you
I like growing my own food because it is more nutrient dense, healthier, more flavorful (because it’s actually ripe when picked), and has not been coated in pesticides. I garden every year and love it.
I like growing my own food from seed for so many reasons!!!!! It is so fun to see with your own eyes the process of starting from a seed and with care seeing it all the way through harvest. I love teaching my children gardening and growing, I love being outdoors in the garden as often as possible, and we LOVE homegrown food!!
As a medical student I often don’t have enough time to eat at all but when I have a minute to spend with my plants or eat them! I love that I know they are organic and I know everything that went in to them and thus in to me!
We like to know where our food has been and what has been sprayed on it. Love the idea of just going into our garden and picking veggies fresh. Plus keeps the Hubby busy…:) Also it feels good to share our crop with neighbors and friends.
I love starting my herbs and veggies from seed because I know exactly where it is coming from and what goes into it… I believe that human beings are designed to grow and harvest their own food and that when we do, it is nutritionally better for our overall well being because it is our energy/love that is going into it and in turn going back into us.. Nutrition and love is our ultimate source for healing. Also, now more than ever it is time for us to support locally and sustainably grown food as well as getting back to our roots and starting our own organic freedom gardens.
Love, Rachael
I love growing my own food from seeds because it gives me a larger selection of varieties to choose from and I feel like certain plants, such as zucchini and cucumber absolutely thrive when planted from seed directly into the ground!
I like growing my own food because I know exactly what goes into it! Saves us lots of money & is so much fun to do!! Plus we can share a love for gardening with our grandkids.
I like starting my own seeds because it gets me out in the garden earlier. Which means more exercise to me and burn those winter pounds sooner lol…..plus I like to know what I’m eating and know that its chemical free.
We’ve grown much of our food from seed for years, but every Spring I’m like a little kid when it comes to deciding what to plant! Our tastes have changed (literally!), so it’s a combination of tried-and-true vegetables and always at least one wild card. It is so satisying to have control over the quality of your food, but, truthfully, it’s a lot of fun, too!
I am growing seeds for the first time..I have been gardening for 3 years now, but found the local selection of plants limiting …I really wanted to branch out and try new things, so decided this year to experiment with seeds. This way I can hopefully save some of my own seeds as well!
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I think the main reason I like growing my own food from seeds is that it is slow. I work in a fast-paced environment and gardening, vegetable gardening specifically, forces me to slow down. It forces me to plan and make deliberate decisions. After all, if I make a bad decision, I can fix it until 6-9 months later. It also offers examples of life’s lessons to my children. For example, I point out that different organisms (plants and animals) can work together for a common good. I point out how some insects will protect certain plants from other, “bad” insect while the plant provides either a food source, protection, or a nursery of sorts in return. Vegetable gardening also helps me keep focus and paying attention to my work in the garden. If I know I’m going to eat what I grow, I am more likely to pay attention to it because, number one, I want the food to be good and safe. Second, it can save me a little bit of money.
I feel I get a better quality plant when I’ve started with a really good seed I know is organic, and especially when it’s an heirloom and been open pollinated. I’m a gardening newbie and need all the help I can get; good seeds, good soil – have to start with the foundation to get a healthy, tasty nutritious end result.
I love gardening and always have. I love my toes in the dirt, my hands in the plants, and my head in the tranquil place gardening always puts it. Everything about gardening just makes me happy. This year I am growing to feed not only my immediate family, but also my parents and my siblings. Knowing exactly what is in our food from beginning to end is important to me. Knowing that what I grow will actually taste good and be full of nutrients, instead of buying grocery store food that is practically tasteless, full of pesticides, and nutrition-less even when you are buying fresh, makes me feel like I am making a difference to our health. I would love love love to win this!!
I grow my own vegetables for food and canning, and teach others in my community to garden organically. Thank you soo much for offering the seed starter giveaway! I’m excited to try seeds that I don’r have to start inside, and am anxious to see how they fare in New England.
I love to garden! It is very relaxing and is a very rewarding hobby!!
I love saving food from the garden for my winter stash. Nothing like fresh salsa in the middle of winter.
Hello, I have a special interest in my gardens..I live in the country, and I am caregiver to my Grandson, who was disabled 4 yrs ago in a auto accident, and sustained brain injury, and is confined to a wheelchair. He loves sitting outside in the summer, where he can daily admire, and watch my flowers and veggies grow, especially when they attract hummingbirds..The home grown veggies are a special treat for him, knowing his Nanny grew them, and that he watched them from seed to dinner table..The healthy veggies are essentual in helping keep his muscle tone intact, with no harmful persertives..I would love to win this for him…A cold winter night, and pot of home grown veggie soup simmering on stove, makes for a perfect evening meal for him..This would be a year long gift, to him from me..Thanks!
Truly enjoy fresh fruits and veggies that I have grown myself from seeds. Nothing is better than walking out to my garden and picking tonight’s dinner! Saves a ton of money with our growing family, too.
I love knowing exactly how my food is grown, and knowing that when something says organic, or pesticide free, that it really is…
I would love to win this contest for 2 reasons:
1) To provide by hard work and love nutritious foods for my family.
2) For the sheer love of gardening.
Nothing beats the flavor of homegrown fresh harvested produce from our garden.
I have always loved growing veggies. But now I MUST grow them, sieatnce my husband (ex now) left me. I do can and freeze veggies which helps alot. Normaly, I have one garden plot. This year I have four big plots. Tilled them all myself. One plot has been planted and another is filling up. I love fresh organic veggies. There is NOTHING in the world like eating your own produce, that you have given good honest sweat to grow. Its all natural, good for you, and gives you a sense of pride and self respect. I don’t understand why capable people do not grow their own food! Its cheap and good and you know where it comes from. Nothing like stepping outside to collect your dinner!
I would love this my husband is disabled now and we are wanting to start a garden so we can have something we both can enjoy. We need to eat healthier because we both have added a few pounds and not to mention the high costs of produce. Im new to this page but look forward to reading more.
Right now I dont grow my own but this would be a great start.
Well, everyone has had such good comments, for me the giveaway would be helpful as this is my first ever garden, I’ve been wanting one for a couple of years and this is the one! I have been doing a lot of reading about gardening, and there is much to do to prepare, the ground for one, I want to make a compost and then trying to figure out what is the best plants for me to start out with. Whether I win or not, I’m very excited to do this, as I feel the family will benefit, and I love the thought of creating food, like a pioneer or something! Anyways, thanks for an opportunity to win.
I love growing vegies from seeds because it is wonderful to see them sprout and grow. Its also good to know whats in your food.
It is almost like magic to me to see a tiny seed grow into a plant that one would never expect that it can grow into such a unique plant. Gardening is my hobby and I do it with my daughter. I hope as she grows up she will have the same joy and find relaxation in watching seeds grow into a plant, whether it be beautiful flower or delicious vegetable.
I love knowing how my food was grown!
Growing my own is the only way of satisfying my obsession with perfection and knowing I am in control of the quality of my plants. I was an original Back to the Land participant in the 80s, wrote about health foods in the 70s, won a poetry contest about natural foods, beat back breast cancer in MY 60s, losing 50 pounds on my own via diet and exercise, and although I’m now facing my 70s living in poverty, by the Goddess, I can still eat well from my own garden!
Nothing is more deeply satisfying than sowing your own seeds, tending your plants as they grow, harvesting the fruits of your labor, and nourishing yourself and your family with food from your own backyard.
We finally live where I have ground to grow in instead of containers that cant go outside because of harsh climate. I want to grow the produce we eat from seeds so I can have more variety, control what the fruits and veggies are exposed to and provide my family with healthy diets.
I absolutely adore watching the seeds push up from the ground and nurturing them from tiny sprouts to full grown delicious plants!
I love. seeing the seeds sprouting through the earth…and growing from seeds gives me a lot more choices ..it is just fun!!!
Having relocated from zone 2 to zone 8 I have found that starting from seeds no longer is a necessity, but rather a wonderful way to find new varieties that are not sold in starts at the local store! Good luck to everyone this year!
I love growing my own food. I know what’s in it, where it came from, and it tastes so much better fresh from the garden instead of who-knows-how-old from the store.
I love to garden, that is one of my favorite things to do.
Thanks for the great tips! We have 5 kids and love getting outside to spend time with them (as well as helping the food budget)!
Thanks, Ruth. We appreciate your comments. Unfortunately, this giveaway ended at midnight last night, and a winner was selected this morning. Check back again, as we often host great gardening giveaways here. Enjoy the start of your gardening season. Cheers!
Congratulations to Donna of Carlsbad, California for winning this giveaway. But after reading everyone’s comments, I really think you ALL are winners in my book. Thanks so much for participating and sharing these inspiring comments. You all rock!
Thanks for the inspirational photo. I’ve seen this Seed box advertised in Fine Gardening but I have all the supplies to make my own, just not the printable label. A lot of the flower seeds I have harvested from my own plants are in paper lunch bags, hung up by clothespin. I have the ABC divider cards that I could use..maybe make my own seed packs out of cardstock. Keeping them in the garage, above my tubs of potting mix and garden supplies.
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