Some of you may remember the photos of my garden I posted earlier. Now I live in a neighborhood, and my garden consists of eleven raised beds that are 4' x 20' all located in the back corner of my yard. For a little weekend fun, My wife asked me to let our 5 year-old daughter sale tomatoes to the neighbors. So we picked a load and placed them in her Radio Flyer wagon. Mom made a few signs and taped to the mailbox. We pulled the wagon to the end of our 30' driveway and set up shop under a small tree. Tomatoes were advertised at 4 for $1. I thought it would be fun for my daughter to earn four or five dollars. Imagine my surprise when I had to go pick more maters. She ended up with $53. Guess where she had me take her, Toys-R-Us. Now she has an interest in helping Daddy garden. What fun we had.
Weekend fun - tomato stand
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Egon
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Thats a terrific story.
Market garden in the backyard comming up?
Market garden in the backyard comming up?
Farmwithjunk
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HRS said:
OUTSTANDING! I love to here of folks getting their kids involved with "country life", and just being involved in their childrens lives. THAT'S what life is all about! Sounds like she had a wonderful experience. And so did mom and dad too!
GOOD JOB!
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Great story! I have a name for her business. How about "Tomatoes-R-Us"?
PineRidge
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A very young self made entrepreneur in the making, I love it!
Good story. Kid's make the best salesman one summer my little brother and sister were boared so they had my mom take them to the store and buy some cheap soda and bottled water. They set up shop on the corner of the property which is about 4 miles out of town and sold everything and then some. Needless to say they were hooked also.
Bird
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That's one of those good memories I'll bet she frequently recalls when she's grown.
gotrocks
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Plow the garden $$$
Plant the garden $$$
Harvest the garden $$$
Let daughter sell harvest "PRICELESS!"
I'll second the motion Pictures?
Plant the garden $$$
Harvest the garden $$$
Let daughter sell harvest "PRICELESS!"
I'll second the motion Pictures?
GaryM
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Don't forget to teach her economics. Deduct to cost of seed etc. from her $53. Then deduct taxes etc. from the remainder.
Thanks guys. I was curious as to how the neighbors would respond. To my pleasant surprise, I found that many were not far removed from country life themselves. Many had stories of the farm Grandpa or even their parents had had as a child. All stated that they had been admiring the garden for the past few years, and a couple even shared their plans of trying their own hand at gardening. Which is great in my opinion. I find it sad that so few people know anything about where the food they eat comes from.
But the best part of all this was my daughter's response to her first dollar. She told her mom, "I can't believe it! My very first customer!" Then she came running back to the backyard to show me the dollar.
The financial lessons have begun. I did not make her place any of this in savings, but I told her that next time she would. However, I would not let her buy anything that would cost her all of the money she had earned. So she settled on an Easybake Oven. Now she's glad to have the remainder when I head to the grocery. She loves little treats.
But the best part of all this was my daughter's response to her first dollar. She told her mom, "I can't believe it! My very first customer!" Then she came running back to the backyard to show me the dollar.
The financial lessons have begun. I did not make her place any of this in savings, but I told her that next time she would. However, I would not let her buy anything that would cost her all of the money she had earned. So she settled on an Easybake Oven. Now she's glad to have the remainder when I head to the grocery. She loves little treats.
