“It’s worrisome, what’s going on in the world,” said Deer.
Some of what Margaret Deer has planted is also on her porch, for easy access. Olivier Cadotte The Eastern Door
“It’s never too early to teach children, let them go in the in the garden and play with the dirt, give them seeds, let them throw them around. And when they grow show it to them and encourage them.”
To Deer, planting has always been a way of life, and a way to hold a deep connection to the world around her.
“It’s a spiritual thing to plant. It makes me feel so good when I see my first plant coming out of the ground in the spring. I do believe there’s spirituality in growing your own plants,” said Deer.
“You’re so happy to see your plant flourish, you just want to keep on doing it. You can’t beat your first tomato of the season, or your first cucumber,” said Deer.
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“I kiss my cucumbers. When the first one comes out, I kiss it. I say to myself, if the neighbours see me, they’ll say I’m nuts. But I want to show my gratitude to the earth, and that’s what it’s all about.”
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