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Gardening and Baby Boomers are a natural fit. Since the first
of the Baby Boom generation reached adulthood, the group has been
deeply intrested in nature and natural things. Organic foods came to
prominence as a result of the Baby Boom generation.
Gardening is one of the most natural of activities. Gardening is the
practice of growing plants for their flowers, foliage, vegetables or
fruits. In a garden, plants are used to produce edible foods or to
beautify the environment.
Gardening tends to be labor intensive. A gardener is proud of having
dirt under his or her fingernails.
Gardening, both for food and for beauty, extends back into pre-history.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the original wonders of the
world, two thousand years ago.
Any Baby Boomer involved
in gardening is a Boomer Gardener. Perhaps
they are a hobbyist with a residential garden, or a homeowner saving
money by supplementing the family food supply with a small vegetable
garden or orchard, or an nursery employee, or even professionally
employed as gardener in a large estate.
Especially in tough economic times, gardeners help their families and
neighbors by providing nutritious, healthy food at low cost.
The goal of this website is to encourage Baby Boomers to get back to
nature by starting a garden. Give it a try, you probably will like it!