While we have been waiting for the end of Covid we have had plenty of time to think about many things, including what is important to us. For me, it truly is leaving this planet better than when I arrived.
When I moved to the Boundary area in 1978, I fell in love not only with the beauty of the area, but the bounty it had to offer. I came here with the motivation to teach my children how to grow a garden, how to can and process foods, how to be a part of this country life, how to treat the animals and to appreciate where our food comes from. I always told my kids: if we don't make things better, we don't care about the future, or the people coming after us. This is now a bigger reality than I ever thought it would be. With global warming, rising temperatures, floods, and superbugs resistant to antibiotics what are we leaving behind? This way of life was in my blood from a young age, and something I wanted to share with my children while we have time. The first thing I did when I moved to Greenwood was build my first greenhouse and start a big garden.
Baking bread, making jam and pickles, showing off your veggies and flowers and any other talents you may have is what Rock Creek Fair, and this area is all about. You can find everything you need here. If you don't garden, you know someone who does, if you don't raise your own meat, you know someone who does. I knew this area was where I needed to be. I learned that we have a short growing season in some areas of the Boundary. I enjoyed the challenges the Boundary was giving me, and I soon realized I wanted a bigger greenhouse. I grew anything and everything.