A few months ago my good childhood friends Lizy & Leslie came to visit me from Mexico. I was very excited to see them and show them my life in the Bay Area and take them to some of my favorite places. But I was mostly excited to show them the garden and have them over for the lunch.
Leslie, who is originally from Irapuato, a city know for its strawberries, actually harvested them for the first time and learned how the flowers look before they turn into strawberries. I was so proud of my strawberry patch for being so instructional to a native of the land of strawberries.
Lizy loved the home made pasta even though she does not eat wheat.
To my surprise Leslie went home and made pasta from scratch herself - with cage free eggs. Vamos nena!
It was really nice to have both of them at the garden. But beyond that, I'm continued to be amazed with the impact that it had on their lives. A Buddhist monk once told me to spread seeds everywhere, you never know where and when they will sprout, some times in the most unexpected places and he was right.
Lizy went back home and got her husband and kids to help her tear up a patch of lawn to start their own "huerto familiar" I'm so proud of her. Following is a set of pictures of the work that she did. I hope it inspires you to start your own "huerto familiar"
One week later she sent me this pictures. The seeds have germinated!
If you are interested in reading more on small & urban farming in Mexico, La Jornada (a national journal) has this interesting supplement: Harta Milpa
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