---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: Why Garden? Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 01:01:39 From: "richard norton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Thursday 27 September 2001 10:11, Gene GeRue wrote: > > I consider organic gardening to be the finest personal protest against > > local and global corporatization. In the long haul, it just might also > >be > > > the most effective. I have also enjoyed the comments on gardening. I also consider it to be a form of personal protest. While protest usually imvolves protested agtainst something that we disapprove, gardening is a positve act which contributes something to the earth in the process. At least if it is by way organic gardening. I consider gardening to be therapy. I work in a library and deal with papers,books and other abstract manifestations. Gardening is concrete. When I am working in my yard, I can go off in my own world and forget about the current events of the day. I am proud that in the little square of earth the I take care of I have been able to add some measure of health to its soil. This is a good feeling. Perhaps it is the only place where i can practice some of my ideals about living carefully on the planet. Richard Norton _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -------------------------------------------------------
