Gardening

One of the things that I want to learn and teach is the importance of sustainable agriculture. That includes the dangers as well as the blessings of agriculture as a means of subsistence. In reality agriculture is in its infancy. While domestication exists and has for many more years than agriculture and across animal species, agriculture is only roughly 10,000 years old. One way to learn about subsistence variances among different people is to study them, but to an eight year old that could be stretching the interest span a bit. the only other way to learn is by doing with discussion and that is why this year we are going to be attempting a Mediterranean garden. The people of the Mediterranean have had the same cultivation techniques for years, and while we can't mimic exactly for want of well...the climate, we can look at pictures and go over one of the most longstanding successful agricultural areas in the world and plant some eggplant, tomato's, and herbs. Now, if only the the scenery came in a seed packet! (picture to follow soon)