I am an urban mom raising three small children in an area quite different from where I grew up. I grew up in rural Iowa surrounded by farms and farmers and pigs and cows and chickens. I knew where my food came from as a child because it mostly came directly from our own gardens and our live stock. My children on the other hand, do not know where their food comes from. If you were to ask them, they would simply reply, the grocery store.

This is something I wanted to change quickly. We grow a garden every summer so they are aware that we can sustain ourselves if we needed to with seeds and dirt and water. My children love to plant a garden and nurture their vegetables to harvest all summer long. They have learned the art of canning with me during the summer as well.