Three years ago we moved from a big house with a little yard to a little house with a big yard. I had excited ambitions for planning my own garden, but my plans fell flat. Embarrassingly, the gardening work the previous owners had done was wasted when my purple thumb came along. In the midst of my farming failure out in our back yard, I noticed that the containers I planted in our front yard actually did well. A lime tree gave us limes for our beer, and an initially small rosemary plant is now enormous and can provide seasoning to whatever I happen to be cooking. (Okay, I don't cook much, but I have big plans for that, too!)
I hope to plant other easy-to-grow herbs in containers in an attempt to incorporate more fresh seasoning into my (future) cooking, and to essentially take "baby steps" towards having a more sustainable experience. Maybe I'll cook more if I know I already have basil, sage, and rosemary growing right there?
It was with a hope that I can make this a reality that I happily accepted Mom Central's opportunity to review Triscuit's Home Gardening Program. Triscuit has placed plantable herb cards in four million boxes of Triscuit crackers. I was fortunate to receive one of those boxes in exchange for spreading the word about their program.
The new Triscuit box is pretty sharp - As much as I love the traditional yellow, this new "green-friendly" design is quite appealing. Of course the crackers themselves are appealing as well.
Triscuit has partnered with the non-profit organization Urban Farming. The Triscuit and Urban Framing partnership program's launch was announced on the Ellen show in mid-March.
I am very excited with my Triscuit-provided seed card. I got basil! Although it hasn't grown yet, I am eagerly anticipating the sprouts. I imagine I'll add more to my containers shortly, and then eventually take the plunge to even larger gardening projects. But, in the meantime, I love having the simplicity of a seed card to start me out. Once I get some herbs, hopefully my aspirations to cook more frequently will also come to fruition!
Grab a box of Triscuit crackers, and plant your own seed card. Who knows, this could be the start to your green thumb!
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Disclaimer: I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Triscuit and received the product necessary to facilitate my candid review. In addition, I will receive a gift card upon confirmation of this post to thank me for taking the time to participate.The words in my review are my own.
