Agricultur

  "The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. They are more: they are the best basis of public liberty, and tge strongest bulwak of puplic safty. It follows, that the greater the proportion of this class to the whole society, the more free, the more independent, and the more happy must be the society itself."

-James Madison

"Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God, if He ever had a chosen people."

-Thomas Jefferson

"Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuouse, and they are the ties to their country and wedded to its liberty and interests be the most lasting bands. As long therefore as they can find empolyment in this line, I would not convert them into mariners, artisans, or any thing else. But our citizens will find emploiment in this line till their number, and of course the productions, become too great for the demand both internal and foreign."

- Thomas Jefferson

 The above quotes really emphasize what I think and believe Agricultur is. Its not only growing things, but its taking care of your country and yourself. As the coming years look grimmer and grimmer, with gas prices going up, food becoming more expensive, and the country growing more dept, how do you think this world will become?
  I have met so many people who dont know what a honeydue is, or how to cut it. How independent is that person?

  If you are Agriculturie Independent that mean you dont have to rely on the groery store for food, it means you only have to worry about the price of seeds going up. It means you can grow a wheat feild and grind your own wheat for flour.

  Agriculter is the act of gardening and farming.

I love gardening, I have a small yard and I'm not able to to have chickens and goats like I would like, but I am able to do my part by growing and keeping a garden.

A lot of poeple think its really hard to have a garden and there is no point to it. Well I can tell you it is importent in ever way.

Here are some pictures from my garden and I will tell what it has been like to grow it. I will also show you pictures from my last harvest and how wonderful that was.

You have seen this picture before. But I have to tell you how happy and hopeful I was when I planted these seeds. All of which are my favorite foods.
Last year I bought all my plants, but this year i'm trying all seeds no plants. Last year when I tried seeds they all died right after planting, and this year I am being more careful as to wear and when I plant them.

When you see the first sprouting of your seeds you feel soo happy, I felt happy, I was excited, I felt like a proud parent. (even though these arent my kids, nor do I have any kids)
You feel a sence of accomplishment knowing you did something right to grow a plant.

This is what part of my garden lookedf like last year, I got sooo much produce from it. My squash plant (bottom righthand cornerish) gave me 20-30 individual squash. I Got a LOT of tomatos. 10-15 Jalapenos a week. And one or two green pepers. I was so happy, and the best upside is that I didnt have to drive anywhere, I just had to walk out my back door.

This is my prized Jalapeno plant that I called "my baby." When you grow and take care of a garden you get attached to it. You become sad and mad when I bug makes its home on or in one of your plants. You feel the need to take care of your garden.

It is somewhat easy to care for a garden, you just have to remember to water it everday, because if you dont your plants don't like you very much. I can't wait for my garden to become bright and big again, where I can go out ans take peas and green beans right off the vine and eat them.

This is what agricultur means to me. I hope you try and make it meaningful too.