He stepped back, took a clear breath, and studied his work. His mother was pretty damn strict about the gardening. It was all about respecting the earth, harmonizing with Nature, and that stuff.
It was also, Fox knew, about eating, and making enough food and money to feed a family of six—and whoever dropped by. Which was why his dad and his older sister, Sage, were down at their stand selling fresh eggs, goat’s milk, honey, and his mother’s homemade jams.
Blood Brothers
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Make your plans and plant seeds now and,
come summer, you’ll have your pick of flowers and food. You’ll also cultivate
some essential life skills: When kids tend to plants, they learn to care for
the little things—and one another.
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And he knew enough about people to be sure
the planting of it was another mark of ownership, of settling in. Her place,
done her way.
A good sign.
The Witness
