Eating food can be sacred. And growing food can be spiritual. Growing things, tending to them, watering, weeding, ‘gardening’ has long been proven to be a deeply mindful and introspective activity. The attentiveness, diligence, patience and self-control needed to garden cultivates not just plants, but mindfulness, creativity and curiosity within oneself. In turn, this attention and purposefulness transforms the gardening and cultivation into something sacred – not of the ordinary. “The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for Him there.” George Bernard Shaw. DID…
