Grow Your Own, Eat Your Own

 For some time now the Jamaican Government has been encouraging its citizens to plant a garden in their yard to help compensate for the world’s economic crisis affecting all of us.  This sounded like a pretty good idea to me.  My very first job at the tender age of eight was on a carrot and parsnip farm near my home.  I enjoyed being outside in the fresh air but my farming career was short-lived when I developed small watery eruptions on my fingers which turned out to be an allergy to the parsnips.  However, I didn’t let that slight setback keep me out of the garden for long.  Over the years I have had some pretty impressive gardens, if I do say so myself.