do I need a mission statement to plant a Vege garden?

Starting with why? why would I need a mission statement to grow some veggies for my family?

There is a concept called ‘bounded applicability’ which means something similar to ‘horses for courses’. The right method for the right situation or context or the importance of understanding the limits that any tool, technology or method has.

I don’t think I need a mission statement for a 2×2 Vege plot in my back yard or on my balcony. It’s only growing some food, not a space exploration project (although some ways vege plots and succession planning can be similar!).

Clearly the mission (what I intend to achieve) is to grow some food that I can eat.

Just in case I haven’t convince you, here is an example of a mission statement – you can borrow it and thank me for the time and effort I am saving you to crack on and get planting a few extra carrots for us.

• “What do we do?” — The mission statement should clearly outline the main purpose of the organisation, and what they do.
  • – I am an organisation of me; and I intend to grow some food to eat.
• “How do we do it?” — It should also mention how one plans on achieving the mission statement.
  • get some dirt, plant seeds and seedings I want to eat and water them till they are ripe to eat in some delicious way.
• “Whom do we do it for?” — The audience of the mission statement should be clearly stated within the mission statement.
  • Me and maybe my family when dinner is ready (no one else is really interested:)
• “What value are we bringing?
  • nutrition when we eat the vege
  • peaceful activity that can teach me some useful skills I could maybe share some day
  • biodiversity in my environs

It might be better to consider what you want to eat i.e. what meals you can make with what you grow? Rather the lofty concept of ‘growing my own food’. Get granular. Planting huge amounts of kale won’t make you many friends other than with white cabbage moths. White root vegetables are challenging to make appetising in some households (i.e. mine!)

Let’s not make it hard for anyone to start – there is no mission here to communicate to anyone who needs to know. Just go get some dirt (even put some slits in a bag of potting mix and plant into that), access some sunlight and water; and get planting with the seedlings that grow well in your climate (ask someone older (like really older), search up for ‘gardenate’ or find your local Permie!).

Go and look at your lovelies each day. Water the soil gently and you should grow something edible. That is how I started with this mad adventure. Lots of learning and failures along the way until now I am picking produce daily – some of which I eat, some I just leave for my feathery and furry friends. Fortunately I don’t totally depend on what I grow to survive although I appreciate you might. That’s why we are here for you to accelerate learning to grow something you want to eat and to share the bounty.