Small acts of kindness and appreciation have an enormous impact. Today such and act made my summer. An envelope was popped through my letter box, inside, a beautiful card saying how much they had enjoyed the ‘Produce from the garden’ honesty stall and blog. To receive such appreciation has in itself made the honesty stall worthwhile and the money raised insignificant, however, not for my three boys who have enjoyed a fun filled summer of trips and activities thanks to the stalls proceeds.
For this year my £1 honesty stall is closed. I have a very long list of autumn jobs which I must focus on and I need to start filling the freezer and bottling the produce ready for the lean winter months. My beach hut looking stall, constructed from random wood off cuts and painted with the left over front door paint will be stored in the garage until I dust in down next May ready for the Rhubarb harvest.
Thank you to everyone who’s supported the stall. I have met so many lovely people, filling the stall each morning with produce from the garden and seeing it empty by evening has been hugely satisfying. I will of course still be cutting flowers until the frosts so if you’d like a bunch of dahlias or a little posy just email me info@producefromthegarden.co.uk. I look forward to opening again next year. In the meantime the blog will keep you updated with many plans I have for the kitchen garden.
