I know that I have been writing a lot lately about Celiac disease, living gluten free, cooking gluten free, and reviewing products safe for those with gluten issues, but that has all been because it has been a large part of my life since the diagnosis.  Simply put, it is a huge change that has ramifications over your entire life.  Food is one of the 4 essentials for life.  If you haven’t been exposed to it before, the other requirements are water, shelter, and clothing.

As I get into the swing of things with the diet and life in general as a Celiac patient, it isn’t as all consuming on my consciousness. The rest of life opens up and I can focus on the other large aspect of this blog: gardening and actually growing food.  Stuff you dig up out of the ground, covered in dirt, run under water to wash off, and turn into something fantastic for your family and can then sit down and eat and share camaraderie while nourishing your body.

It is great exercise to boot.  Nothing like wielding a hoe with vengeance in 90 degree summer sun to work up a good sweat and remind you of what it is like to be alive.  Warm moist earth is the smell of life.