The seed of all that is possible is present at the very beginning…

by Ruth Hofer

Lately I’ve been expending my creative mama energy by nurturing seeds.  It’s the tail end of spring here in Australia so there is lots of fun to be had in the garden as we wait for summer to kick in.  Our kitchen is also overflowing with all kinds of sprouts, I’m loving the ease and magical wonderment of changing a dormant little seed into a green sprout.  Sprouts are a great way to boost your diet, eat more greens and if you get the kids to help they are way more likely to want to eat them too.
Kids marvel at the whole transformational process.

I feel like a kid again with all this seed and sprouting going on in my life right now.  Sprouts are cheap, full of protein (which some body types need lots of) and an amazing way to get fresh GREENS all year long.  I’ve been playing and planting all my garden seeds in the Anastasia Method, we did this in our north American garden last year and the results were amazing.

I am so excited that in my garden  I now have three little black sapote (chocolate pudding fruit) babies…  I was blessed to enjoy one of these fruits a few weeks back and it was just so luscious I had to plant the seeds.  As I held the seeds in my mouth I imagined holding the potential of a whole tree inside of myself.  It felt analogous to my life as a mother, gestating and birthing these little beings that are filled with unlimited potential. Amazing…

Seeds are amazing…

Mothers are amazing…

Artwork copyright Ruth Hofer 2008.