![]() ![]() Not counting thousands of dollars of my labor thrown in for free, or yearly expenditures on seeds and seedlings, I ended up with the shocking figure of $16,565. Peat moss and other miscellaneous soil additives $125 Gas-powered hedge trimmer for forsythia $75Ĭhipper/shredder for shredding leaves forĭark bark mulch (fifty bags at $3 per bag) $150 I started with the costs of building the garden (orchard excluded):Įlectric fencing equipment (exclusive of charger) $400 So just for the heck of it, I decided I would try to figure out just what this "free" tomato really cost. I knew I had put a lot into the garden this year and hadn't taken an awful lot out. ![]() Like keeping the groundhogs and deer from eating everything in sight. I ran into a few expenses along the way before and after the ground was ready to receive those tomato seeds. Try to get a return like that on Wall Street.īut that isn't the total fiscal picture. You stir a little home-brewed compost into the vegetable bed, throw the seeds in the ground, add a little water, and presto, in a few months you have tomatoes, n'est-ce pas? Your initial $1.79 investment can return, I don't know, potentially fifty, a hundred, maybe even two hundred dollars' worth of tomatoes. That $1.79 pack of tomato seeds has the potential to feed a small community most of us will use a half dozen seeds and throw out the rest, or use them next year. ![]() Nevertheless it is reasonable to assume that it is cheaper to grow your own food than to buy it. Most gardeners today garden because they enjoy the activity, or crave the freshness, or want vegetables, such as Brandywine tomatoes, that cannot be bought at the local Piggly Wiggly. Most of the gardeners I know don't garden to save money on groceries, although that might have been the norm a hundred years ago, when the backyard vegetable patch was a staple of most American homes. ![]() I conceded that twenty dollars for one tomato was probably a gross exaggeration. "Surely you're exaggerating," Anne insisted, used to my hyperbole. "And we spent a lot on the garden this year." "It probably cost us twenty dollars."Īnne looked at me, waiting for an explanation. I was in the garden, having just picked one of the few remaining Brandywines, when Anne came by and exclaimed, "What a beautiful tomato!" I watched a single rust-colored leaf blow across the garden the other day, a startling reminder of the passage of seasons, a hint of the winter to come.īut I still had tomatoes. The late-August nights were delightfully cooler, the days noticeably shorter, the afternoon shadows more angular. A pre-back-to-school hush filled the school yards. Summer, like my tomatoes, was showing its cracks. Our wife's green-tomato pickle from last summer's crop - dark green, spicy,ĭelicious, costlier than pearls when you consider the overhead. We will gladly send the management a jar of You are world changers to us and to so many.Tomatoes and flowers grow in harmony in William Alexander's kitchen garden. This one might stick in your head for awhile so be prepared.Īs always, thank you for helping us, supporting us, loving us and partnering with us to bring music to people that helps to shine light on authentic love. It's a catchy tune and our hope is that you go back and relive your first kiss with the one you love. We wrote a fun, upbeat, nod to the 1950's era of Rock and Roll/R&B pop sounds and really love how it turned out. We have been kissing now for NINETEEN years. In that moment, my heart was beating uncontrollably and it felt so perfect like all of his kisses were meant just for me. We were at my parents home and we kissed in the living room late one evening. It was a Spring day in lovely Colorado and we were falling in love. I definitely remember mine with Dave Powers. ![]()
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