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A home is for the garden. A garden is for the soul. Author Unknown
An almost forgotten means of economic self-reliance is the home production of food. We are too accustomed to going to stores and purchasing what we need. By producing some of our food we reduce, to a great extent, the impact of inflation on our money. More importantly, we learn how to produce our own food and involve all family members in a beneficial project. Ezra Taft Benson (18991994) (Prepare for the Days of Tribulation, Ensign, Nov 1980, p 32
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree,' probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. Woody Allen (1935- ) US film director, actor
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Jeremiah 29:5
Confronted with the vision of a beautiful garden, we see something beautiful about ourselves. Jeff Cox
Die when I may, I want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower where ever I thought a flower would grow. Abraham Lincoln
Finally, there seem to be but three Ways for a Nation to acquire Wealth. The first is by War as the Romans did in plundering their conquered Neighbours. This is Robbery. The second by Commerce which is generally Cheating. The third by Agriculture the only honest Way; wherein Man receives a real Increase of the Seed thrown into the Ground, in a kind of continual Miracle wrought by the Hand of God in his favour, as a Reward for his innocent Life, and virtuous Industry. Benjamin Franklin (Positions to be Examined, 4 April 1769)
Grow a garden and every psychologist in the world will be out of business. Jack Spirko
Harry Truman, when he was US President, once addressed the Washington Garden Club and kept referring to 'good manure' that must be used on flowers. Some society ladies complained (later) to the First Lady Margaret Truman, "Bess, can't you get the President to say fertilizer instead of manure?" The First Lady replied, "Heavens, it took me 25 years to get him to say 'manure'."
If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? Hmmmmm
If it can't be grown it must be mined! Author Unknown
If the people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
If you are hungry, can't you be content with the wholesome roots of the earth? Richard Sheridan, 1791
In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. Abram L. Urban
If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, you can bet the water bill is higher. Author Unknown
Let every man who has a garden spot, garden it; every man who owns a farm, farm it. J. Reuben Clark, Jr. (Conference Report, Apr. 1937, p. 26.)
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffet
Successful gardeners weed it and reap. Gene Mora in Gaffiti
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Chinese Proverb
The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. Hanna Rion
The more dirt gets under your fingernails, the higher your spirit gets lifted. Author Unknown
There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling. Mirabel Osler
There is more salvation and security in wheat, than in all the political schemes of the world. Orson Hyde (Journal of Discourses, 2:207)
Those who labour in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever he had a chosen, people, whose breasts he has made his peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue. Thomas Jefferson
To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life -- this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do. Charles Dudley Warner, 1829-1900
We encourage you to grow all the food that you feasibly can on your own property. Berry bushes, grapevines, fruit treesplant them if your climate is right for their growth. Grow vegetables and eat them from your own yard. Spencer W. Kimball (Ensign, May 1976, p. 124).
We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest. Voltaire (1694-1778) French Philosopher and Author
Were we directed from Washington when to sow, and when to reap, we should soon want bread. Thomas Jefferson
Who can gauge the value of that special chat between daughter and Dad as they weed or water the garden? How do we evaluate the good that comes from the obvious lessons of planting, cultivating, and the eternal law of the harvest? And how do we measure the family togetherness and cooperating that must accompany successful canning? Yes, we are laying up resources in store, but perhaps the greater good is contained in the lessons of life we learn as we live providently. Spencer W. Kimball (Ensign, Nov. 1977, p 78)
Why does a chicken coop only have two doors? ... Because if it had four doors, it would be a chicken sedan. Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs
With the arrival of spring we hope all of you will put in your gardens and prepare to enjoy their produce this summer. We hope you are making this a family affair, with everyone, even the little ones, assigned to something. There is so much to learn and harvest from your garden, far more than just a crop itself. Spencer W. Kimball (Ensign, May 1978, p 79)
You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. Author Unknown
You can get a bison to go anywhere he wants to go and keep him where he wants to stay. Bison Breeder
You can make a small fortune in farming - provided you start with a large one. Anonymous
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