when old meets new: growing tomatoes and learning smartphones
I remember when my father would walk barefoot in the garden, hands stained with tomato vines, showing me the first ripe fruit of the season. Back then, sharing meant calling the family out to the backyard, laughter echoing as we admired the harvest together. Now, decades later, my neighbor Pepa—who’s just gotten his first smartphone—tried to send me a picture of his first tomato this year. He fumbled with the camera, chuckling at his own confusion, and the photo never quite made it.
It made me wonder: are we losing the warmth of face-to-face moments in our rush to share everything online? Or is this just another way to connect, bridging generations with a tap and a swipe? Some folks in our community still swear by the old ways—passing tomatoes over the fence, swapping seeds at the market—while others are eager to show off their crops on social media, hashtags and all.
Here in the Midwest, where the growing season is short and every tomato feels like a small miracle, these changes hit home. Is it better to keep traditions alive, or embrace the new tools at our fingertips? I’d love to hear how you share your garden’s bounty—do you stick to the old ways, or have you joined the digital age?
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