Homemade yogurt, bottled fruits, pickled peppadews,
home brewed fruit beer, knitted socks and self-made clothing - it all
started with a garden.
I have developed a passion - maybe even an obsession -
for gardening. I never understood the fuss, until I got my hands dirty in our
own garden.
The buying of the seeds
the preparation of the soil
the planting
the watering
the waiting
watering
waiting...
...
...
and then!
A tiny spot of bright green starts pushing itself up
from under the soil. Oh! It must be one of life’s most magnificent phenomena!
The garden soon became lush with various shades of green, and I
realised that we have created a living work of art. White and yellow flowers
started to appear, after which green fruits slowly developed into a warm palette of
bright orange and red. And when the first vegetable is picked, washed and
tasted, the masterpiece is completed.
In comparison to a store-bought vegetable, the taste
is just indescribable! What have I been missing all this time! And that
is when I realised that there is so much more to homemade products than meets
the eye. Soon my husband and I started experimenting with cheese making, beer brewing and
canning fruits and vegetables.
The wonder of making products yourself is not
necessarily the fact that you know exactly what went into your product and that
it is whole and good, but the fact that the money you would have spent on a
store-bought item is still in your wallet – not in the bank accounts of overly
wealthy businessmen.
And the feeling of accomplishment when enjoying your own products is spectacular. It really is a work of art, wouldn't you say?
And the feeling of accomplishment when enjoying your own products is spectacular. It really is a work of art, wouldn't you say?
