{"id":14444,"date":"2019-07-25T13:34:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=14444"},"modified":"2019-07-25T13:34:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T17:34:26","slug":"garden-time-with-doug-use-gardening-for-quality-family-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/garden-time-with-doug-use-gardening-for-quality-family-time\/","title":{"rendered":"GARDEN TIME with DOUG – Use Gardening For Quality Family Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

PLANT A LITTLE \u2018FAMILY\u2019 HAPPINESS<\/h3>\n

Today\u2019s hectic lifestyle has left many families disconnected from nature. Spending time together as a family in the garden is an easy and natural way to have quality time with one another. We are all reading more and more how our younger children are spending too much time indoors on electronics and too little time outside playing. Being outside, as a family, provides opportunities and activities for family time in the garden.<\/p>\n

Writing this blog has given me time to reminisce with my personal upbringing. I have so many fond memories of spending time with many of my extended family members in the garden together picking corn, beans, strawberries, etc. and having fun. The best part for me was when someone would make homemade pies or soups. Boy, those were the days! Without a doubt, these family experiences are what helped mold me into the person I am today.<\/p>\n

Here are some ideas to do together as a family:<\/p>\n