{"id":134931,"date":"2023-02-24T18:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/spring-is-coming-time-to-plan-growing-crops-for-the-season-ahead\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T18:20:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:20:35","slug":"spring-is-coming-time-to-plan-growing-crops-for-the-season-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/spring-is-coming-time-to-plan-growing-crops-for-the-season-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is coming: time to plan growing crops for the season ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s time to think about what veg you\u2019ll grow, and how \u2013 especially those that need a long seasonI\u2019m often asked what fuels my passion for growing food. Some people assume that it\u2019s cheaper to feed myself this way (alas, it\u2019s not) or that I\u2019m striving towards \u201cself-sufficiency\u201d. I bristle at this unhelpful term because \u2013 as most food growers and gardeners know well \u2013 we rely on all manner of creatures and elements to ensure that our seeds germinate and our plants flourish, from the earthworms in the soil to the rain that falls from the sky.Learning how to grow food has much more to offer than a hyper-individualist fantasy. It enables me to develop a deeper connection to my family and the living world. It nudges me to consider how what I eat got to my plate, insists I express gratitude to all the living things that cooperate to produce that food, and is one of the few acts that can give more than it takes from the natural world \u2013 something we all need to consider in these times of environmental crisis. It is a beautiful and fascinating adventure and, often enough, it is delicious. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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