Camping in our permaculture 1/4 acre garden on SUMMER SOLSTICE

[@gotlaufa]

What a lovely idea! I especially liked the peacefulness of knitting in the garden...and just sitting still, instead of chasing "just one last weed" 🙂

[@GrownToCook]

It was indeed good for me to sit still for a bit:) I do tend to just run around trying to do everything when I'm in the garden!

[@TheJosieLife]

My husband and I enjoyed our garden in the evening on our hammock to watch the sunset. He passed away May 26, 2022 he was only 47. I will try to continue our hammock time as much as possible but right now it’s too early painful. But I will soon❤️your video made me smile❤️🌹

[@GrownToCook]

I am so sorry for your loss! 47 is the same age as we are this year and I can't imagine having to go on without my husband... Much love!

[@TheJosieLife]

@@GrownToCook thank you, just keep enjoying all the little things that really mean the most in the end. I’m so glad we made our garden sunsets a priority ❤️We we’re together since high school and we’re friends from age 12❤️

[@kathycook1815]

Loved seeing you again - May God bless the Netherlands during these trying times.

[@uppanadam74]

Ahhh!! We see the husband!! LOL!! Date night in the garden!! I love it!! LOL!!

[@GrownToCook]

The best kind of date night in my books :)

[@maristermcsorley4203]

It’s so nice to see you you again 😊🇬🇧

[@debbiestip]

What a wonderful way to honor the beauty of nature and it's light! It looked so peaceful and playful at the same time. You should definitely live in your garden. One day I hope to have a home with a piece of land to make into such a paradise as this one, for now making the best of our "rijtjeshuis" by filling the garden (and a plot on another site) to the brim with plants, flowers, fruits etc. Geniet nog van je zomer! Groetjes, Debbie

[@GrownToCook]

Dankjewel, Debbie! Het was goed om even in de tuin te zijn en genieten in plaats de hele tijd druk :)

[@kerryl4031]

What a spectacular sunset! The garden looks super. Thankies!

[@GrownToCook]

Than you, Kerry - it was a lovely evening!

[@ashgreenspinner1503]

Beautiful! What a great idea!

[@janwilletts1986]

Somehow I missed this delightful video! But watching it now in December is a wonderful reminder of what joys we have yet to come , thank you .

[@GrownToCook]

It is such a beautiful time capsule for me too! When I look at my bare garden at the moment I can almost not imagine it being so full and lush again :)

[@julieallinson5729]

💘 Hope you get to do this many more times.

[@GrownToCook]

Hope so too, thank you, Julie!

[@cityhomestead4490]

Wat een heerlijk rustgevende vid. Ik heb er van genoten. Helaas ik was vergeten dat het zonnewende was, maar ja ik "vier" dat niet. Ik geniet elke dag van mijn tuintje. En wat een geweldige overvloed aan bessen e.d. heerlijk.

[@GrownToCook]

dankjewel! Het was de eerste keer dat wij de zonnewende op deze manier hebben gevierd maar het was heel leuk en mogelijk een nieuwe traditie :)

[@FaveWasteOfTime]

I miss seeing your beautiful garden. Thank you for letting us spend a little of the solstice with you.

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you!!

[@pennythompson4790]

It all looks lush and the breakfast looks yummyxx

[@GrownToCook]

My perfect summer breakfast - I love this time of year when I can just stroll through the garden, snacking :)

[@deborahcoyle7612]

What a perfect way to spend the summer solstice. Unplugged, knitting in your lap, and surrounded by your beautiful garden. 🥰

[@uteweyer1548]

wonderful to not just work in the garden but to simply enjoy it!

[@GrownToCook]

So very true!! Too often when I'm in the garden, I just follow my to do list - it was good to just sit down and look around!

[@AkadiLife]

Lovely video, your garden is more advanced than mine in my zone 5 in Canada. Nice harvest!

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you! It is fun to compare when things ripen in different climates!

[@jimmason1072]

Hi from 🇨🇦.....this was something different......I remember as a youngster we would camp outside in the backyard lots in the summer...the garden is popping up nicely...can't believe you have so many berries ready.....

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Jim! Very different kind of video (more vibes than informative as usual) but I very much enjoyed making it and capturing some of the magic :)

[@simon250505]

I always smile when I see your videos 🙂

[@GrownToCook]

That really makes me happy!

[@aldas3831]

Nice idea and video. Thanks Vera!

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Alda, it was so fun to make this video and preserve the memory of a beautiful moment in time!

[@mydanishgarden3112]

Lovely vlog. Funnily enough I was also in the Netherlands for solstice. Its a beautiful country.

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you! Where in the Netherlands did you go?

[@mydanishgarden3112]

@@GrownToCook I went to Middelburg via Antwerp and Oostende, then came back up by Utrecht, getting slightly caught in amongst some very annoyed farmers, (who knew there were that many tractors in the Netherlands?) to Arnhem then across to Germany and North to home.

[@GrownToCook]

@@mydanishgarden3112 The farmers are protesting the nitrogen-quotum - it requires more than 50% reduction of livestock. currently they are blocking the supply chain of supermarkets so fresh products are running out n the shops.

[@mydanishgarden3112]

@@GrownToCook that would explain why they're so upset. I guess it is a sign of things to come, we will all have to get used to eating more meat free meals as meat will become much more expensive.

[@magicworldbyjorg]

..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…

[@binduliyanage1521]

You are my favourite Gardner. Stay blessed

[@GrownToCook]

What an honor, thank you!!

[@raymondkyruana118]

magical video such cool vibes

[@GrownToCook]

It was really a magical day/night and I'm glad I managed to capture some of to in the video :)

[@GardeningIndonesia]

I like it 😍 amazing Good gardening

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you!

[@smsfmastergardeners]

Thank you for sharing your summer solstice with us!

[@rossjamieson2681]

We have beautiful parrots, bower birds and possums where we live in the Blue Mountains in Australia. They leave some for us to eat, but NEVER any cherries 🍒

[@GrownToCook]

Honestly, I have no idea why the birds have not eaten the berries yet, since there is no netting! Last year we did not get to pick a single cherry.

[@martian10712]

Wonderful!♡ Sending much love from my family to yours from Washington state, USA ♡♡♡

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Angela!

[@david-zlatkajasek-reptova5568]

I love watching your videos! I spent the evening and morning of "slunovrat" in my loved 300m2 garden around my condo-appartment. Much love from Prague.

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, David! The best place to spend 'slunovrat' must be in the garden, right?

[@paulfebruary21]

Wow I miss my garden now 🥰🥰

[@min.5738]

Happy summer solstice! It looks so lush and beautiful. I recently ordered your book Edible Paradise here in Duitsland and got notified that it's out of print. Do you have any idea when it might be available again? All the best, Milena

[@GrownToCook]

Hi Milena, tanks for your interest in my book! I emailed my publisher about this and they say that the book is not available because their warehouse is moving. But it has been like this for months and it is very frustrating! I do have some copies and could mail you one ( signed :)). If you're interested, can you please email me and we can discuss the shipping: [e-mail]

[@cozyhomemakingvibes]

What a lovely date night idea💚 this is soo nice. The garden looks beautiful! 🥂 🍿 🌱 🏕

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Casey! My husband went a little overboard, trying to fit all camping fun into one night :)

[@cozyhomemakingvibes]

@@GrownToCook I love it. I sent it to my husband for a date idea. Popcorn and tents are his kinda night out. 😂

[@GrownToCook]

@@cozyhomemakingvibes That's so nice! I hope you get to do this too! Let me know!!

[@GinaSiska]

I really enjoy your videos and your garden is like a true Garden of Eden paradise!! God bless from Maryland US （╹◡╹）♡

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Gina!! The garden is at is most beautiful now - but perhaps I will say the same again next month :)

[@perryleopold7555]

Well done, Vera. I may try this in the Autumn.

[@GrownToCook]

It is objectively the best way to spend any solstice :) Are you in the Southern Hemisphere?

[@perryleopold7555]

@@GrownToCook central Illinois USA

[@mariawhite1328]

What fun! The garden looks gorgeous.

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you! The garden is so lovely right now I'd like to spend all my time there! We are planning a little garden party this Saturday to share it with friends and family :)

[@gordonsmit3396]

Hi.... Well this is a new,,must try,, one on my list..😁😁Love it... Your garden looks awesome 👌🏻 👌🏻 👌🏻 (Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden) 😁

[@GrownToCook]

Thank you, Gordon! It was a wonderful way to spend the summer solstice but no reason not to do it any other day!

[@melstill]

This is an absolutely brilliant idea, with the garden you have. I would do it more often if I was given the opportunity. My first "job" was picking raspberries at a mom & pop farm my sisters and I would walk to a quarter mile from our home. They thought I was too young to be in the fields but they would let me pick sometimes anyway. I think there's a hospital and parking lot there now. Happy Solstice!

[@GrownToCook]

I hope this was first time out of many, it was so much fun :)

[@helio2k]

Wow your sugar snaps are huge. Mine just started producing. When did you plant them?

[@GrownToCook]

I sowed them inside already in February and planted out 20th March. They’re always one of the first things I sow and plant since they can take quite bit of cold

[@moi7748]

First 🙃

[@GrownToCook]

Good job! ;)

[@moi7748]

@@GrownToCook Good video 🙂 Thank you 🙏🏻

[@christianhansen3292]

hard to hear your voice when u speak. need a mic.

[@christianhansen3292]

yummy fruit TY for Tour.

[@GrownToCook]

Sorry about that! I normally had a mic but this was filmed rather spontaneously, just using the iPhone :)

[@cozyhomemakingvibes]

I like the sounds of nature that it picked up. Feels like we’re there💚

[@trevorwills3356]

The lovely fruits ,veg and scenery and your happy persona made up for the poor sound quality. Take care.

[@benavshalom6348]

So lovely! Love this video. Hope to add to earth as you are.

[@GrownToCook]

Than you, Ben! It is so lovely to walk around the garden and see how the plants we planted add to biodiversity!