Re: Where does food come from?

Tom Armstrong (toma@crl.com)
Sat, 9 Sep 1995 02:06:00 -0700 (PDT)

On Fri, 8 Sep 1995, Katherine L. Adam wrote:

> Dr. Lockeretz,
>
> My three-year-old grandson (whose mother is a great shopper) visited
> my garden when apples were ready to pick. He stared at the tree and
> asked: "Mommy, how did grandma get all those tied on the tree?"
Isn;t it funny how those bible stories ring true when you have a small
one asking about these things?
> > He had only seen apples in the supermarket
before. >
Plant a tree. watch for apples. Takes a couple of years. pretty soon the
marvel of the apple will teach more than anything we can.

Tom Armstrong
toma@crl.com Sequera Ranch s.1892 San Gregorio, CA
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