Veggie Venture Gifts

"I just had a terrifying glimpse into our snack."

'looks like the lettuce is starting to bolt.'

This is NOT 'nipping out'.

"I hope we can sell everything before it's time for mom to make dinner."

The Gardener's Holiday: Don't leave produce behind you to perish.

Veggie Hall of Fame.

'Dad, you know that I'd never buy a pet that eats meat. Luckily, I found a guy who sold me the World's only vegetarian dog!'

'Because Thanksgiving is about a bountiful harvest. That's why we have to eat all these vegetables.'

Mom? Eco club is starting a campaign to eat local food. Good idea. Would you please pack me a lunch from organic stuff grown near here? Ok. I'm sure we have something. Thanks! Oh, boy. A beet sandwich.

Vegetarian Nightmare.

"My mom is a vegetarian, so she doesn't bring home the bacon. She brings home kale and quinoa."

If we build raised beds and a compost bin now

"I didn't realize there was so many different kinds of vegetables!"

'Come on, eat your spinach.' -' Sorry, I'm on a special diet...No toxic waste.'

Taken genetic engineering too far

September: All the familiar signs of harvest are with us once more.

"Potatoes...betroot...carrots...fracking..."

'The Ailing Matisse tries cutting out meat and dairy products.'

'They send you into the ketchup department? HA! I'M going into pizza!'

'Vegetable proteins sure have caught on. I have to go over to Canyon Gulch and round up a herd of soybeans.'

'No, you can't complain to the waiter about the vegetables floating in your soup. It's vegetable soup!'

"How did you cure your dog of begging for food?"

'Oh, not much. Well, still dabbling a bit in commodities futures.'

'No, you can't turn your vegetables into bio-fuel.'

'Mom, your diet says you can eat all the vegetables you want. Wow! A diet without vegetables!'

"You're lucky your garden failed. If I'd had to can it, it would've been your marriage."

'So, that's settled - the eyes have it!'

"I remember when we wouldn't buy the bent knobbly ones. Now we pay twice as much for them."

Natural Medicines

'I'm in a lot of trouble, but it's worth it. There's not enough dirt left to grow spinach.'

'Not a shed, just a shop.'

"Do we HAVE to be omnivores?"

Dreams of Spring...

We've been working on them in the wind tunnel...

'When Mom said you should eat a lot of green stuff, I don't think she meant grasshoppers.'