baby romaine and sesame leaves harvested by a 6 year old

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It’s still difficult to get my daughter to eat enough and eat a variety of vegetables and to finish her plate. However I do believe when she eats that tomato she picked or the sesame leaves she picked herself and watch grow, she appreciates the food more. As we eat I would remind her how long it took and how hard it was to grow that tomato. She would agree.

 

the first harvest

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Day after day we waited for the seeds to sprout and the flowers to bloom to tomatoes, waiting for the tomato to ripen and the basil to be picked. when time, my daughter and I would harvest together. She would find that red tomato and tell me ‘I’m going to eat this one!’ We also planted sesame plants, the leaves of which is commonly used in Korean dishes.  My daughter would love to eat the leaves she picked herself.