Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL

"It is time to smell the roses" this Thanksgiving and pardon the turkey.

Last Sunday I gave a class,at a retreat , to a group of health enthusiasts who came just to do nothing other than RETREAT from their routine daily doings.

I noticed that a lot of people did not know what to do when I presented the soil.They did not for sure want to get their  hands dirty..How can you convince some one to garden if they are scared to touch the dirt in a Hands On class???..

We have the fear from germs incubated in our minds.

Bacteria and viruses now are taking the headlines in meat,eggs,spinach and so forth scary recalls that go back to times ago that I hardly now can recall!!!

My friend:Do not let fear interfere and break the touch with the soil of mother Earth.Even the computers programs have now been incubated with viruses.So what?

Grounds are for GROUNDING   ..That is why we have gardens.A place to stop running and get grounded so balance is restored and harmoney retrieved.

The colors of the yin and yang reflect the color of our days and nights.The curve that divides the two colors just RESTS. in the middle.

Motion /immotions The ancient Greeks built their gardens in the middle of their homes.You still can see those middle gardens at the center of houses in Lefkara, Cyprus.Balance is neutral and central.

My friend who gave me a ride to the hotel withdrew his hands when I offered a shake and said he did not want to get his hands dirty. Mine were covered with the soil.Wonder why we are out of TOUCH.

Back to the roses.Wonder why roses have thorns.?They do not want to be picked, I guess.Just smell and relax.Breathe the balance back and front to your life.Our food comes from the (dirt)ot from the sterolized labs.Thge worms inhabit the soil and cast out HUMUS...the fertile nutrient rich medium that help in keeping our crops coming, for now.Happy THANKSGIVING .