This has been a busy week for gardeners of all generations in the Twelve Tribes Garden. On Tuesday morning, the Next Generation was represented by elementary, middle school, and high school young people at the Corinth property. The weather was perfect: cool and breezy in the early morning, warming to the low seventies by noon. Each age group spent time with their leaders in their adopted tribe area, praying and dedicating their piece of ground to the Lord and asking for vision over the planning and planting. Then they all got busy!
We all had a great time getting dirty, a little sweaty, and excited about what God is going to do in this place. The children and middle school youth eradicated the weeds from two flower beds and each planted a fig tree in Benjamin and Manasseh. The senior high youth planted two almond trees, one pomegranate, and a fig tree in Asher. For me, the most exciting part of the day was seeing young people get involved in the gardening transformation from the very beginning. We may have some future horticulturists in the group!
My thanks to all the children, parents, and teachers that made this first garden workday a success.
Happy Gardening!