Today as we continue planting our garden, I can’t help but think about how so much of what we do here on the homestead is truly an investment. Nothing has instant gratification and it takes months or even years in some cases to see a return on that investment. Whether it be planting fruit trees, raising chickens or even the constant improvements that we do... it’s all an investment for the future.
Take these lovely little asparagus crowns, they may look like some sort of weird alien creature right now... but in a few years they will be helping to feed our family.
Yes, you read that correctly, it will take years before we see a return from the work we are doing today... but everything worth having is never easy after all.
So we dig our trench, plant our asparagus and anxiously await the day when it will flourish in our garden..
That doesn’t mean that we can’t have anything that we get instant gratification from though! While we wait for the asparagus we can plant all sorts of herbs and greens in the same location that we will be able to enjoy in a few weeks, it’s all about balance.
Plus when you are constantly investing in the future, you are always reaping the benefits on your past investments... like the oregano we grew from seed last year that is coming in strong now..
I find that the analogies I learn in the garden always apply to life as well. If we are only focused on instant gratification, we are missing out on some pretty amazing things....
