In an earlier post I talked about growing my own food. This is just the beginning.

onion seeds

The first three wandering onions sprouted and now I have a beautiful light in my room. At a time when the ground is still frozen, the trees bare, and the grass covered with a nasty black snow, it is refreshing to have something living in my room. The lack of floor space in my room is immediately worthwhile by way of a full-spectrum grow light. Now it is sunny outside and inside!

Beyond the instant gratification of being near something living, is the thought that I’m finally motivated to grow my own food like I always wished. In the past, I loosely connected myself with the growing process through purchasing CSA shares and going to the farmer’s market. I maintained a great container garden of lettuces (made out of milk cartons and cardboard boxes), but the lettuces and my enthusiasm typically died out by late July. Similarly to how fellow writers Adam and MermanDan explained their desire to put themselves into the experience or to actually live their lives, I’m finally doing that through onion seeds. It makes me happy to be around plants and to be connected with the process. Growing food satisfies my curiosity of how things work. Instead of wondering incessantly about what it is like to grow an onion and catching its seeds, I’ll be doing it!