HW 8 - Growing Our Own Food

Growing the sprouts was a very unsatisfying task at first, however as i began to see the progress that the sprouts achieved it was terrific (until i realized that was the only progress they would make). After a while the sprouts began to stop growing, which really hurt my morale and made me feel like the sprouts were more of a pesky task and less of the adventure they were at the beginning. My mother has a small garden on the balcony of our apartment and so im used to watching seeds not flourish into what you are hoping they will be but i have also seen the growth of beautiful flowers so i have felt that sense of pride and accomplishment when you give life to something by yourself through your sweat and effort, and it is a very humbling feeling. When attempting to grow the sprouts i came to the realization that its is a sacred event and americans have forgotten that. Plants are living organisms and so when you are growing them your giving life to something and people have forgotten this too. Although the sprouts did not fully grow they were surprisingly tasteful. I put them on a roast beef sandwhich and i actually enjoyed it.

Roast beef and swiss cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread