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Wednesday, April 04, 2018
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The Pumpkinguru
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Cornelius, Oregon
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On this date some 43 years ago, my mentor and hero that was my Grandpa (Donald Hepler) started showing me what gardening was all about. Yes, at that time, I was more interested in the 'giant' nightcrawlers that the tiller was disrupting, but over the course of the next couple of decades, up until his passing in '97, he was able to pass along to me how to use your garden as a place to find peace. A place to plant your roots and center yourself. A place to exhale the stress of everyday life. Our gardens don't care about politics, religion, skin color, who did what to whom, what group is oppressing another, they are simple, if you love them and give them attention, they will love you and give you attention right back. I will never be the man my Grandpa was, but perhaps I can pass along to my kids the joy and peace that can be found in your garden.
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