The allotment is a place to escape, somewhere I can get some peace and quiet and enjoy producing something worthwhile for the family.
In the long run the allotment will be more than that, it will be somewhere the Eva can learn. We do not want her growing up not knowing where carrots come from, or thinking that chips come from the chip shop.
We have already started teaching her, she recognizes allotments now, on a recent visit to Grandparents where my mother has a large vegetable plot Eva pointed and said Allotment.
We are teaching her about cooking, she plays mixing her bowl while I cook, so it will be nice to bring produce back from the allotment and cook it.
This year as she is a little older (2 at the end of March) I am sure she will join me on the allotment, she loves digging in the soil and getting her hands dirty so she will love visiting the allotment on a Sunday morning.
It has got me thinking, what is your allotment or garden to you?
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