Importance of
The
Importance of
Pickles
CONCLUSION
The
Importance of
Pickles
CONCLUSION by Amy Le Blanc
Amy LeBlanc is an organic farmer in Whitehill Farm in East Wilton , Maine , who grows hundreds of varieties of heirloom tomatoes to sell as seedlings and for fruit , while passing her knowledge and work ethic ( and pickle recipe !) on to young helpers each year .
Some of the joys of working with my teenagers – and young adults – can be expressed in really dry and pedantic teacher-talk ... like how I ’ m sure I ’ ll have a lifelong effect on them . But the importance of teaching self esteem and self reliance and passing along old , simple skills far surpasses any pride I might try to have . It ’ s what we DO every day , side by side , that ’ s important .
We grow the seedlings , prepare the ground , plant , mulch , water , weed , make and spread compost . We sell seedlings to other gardeners . We give garden tours on Open Farm Day . We clean the barn . We mow . In the early fall we sift a mountain of compost . In the late fall and winter , we inventory our seeds , repair and sharpen tools , and build new raised beds . We make tomato sauce and catsup , prepare
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