For years, gardening has been perceived by many as almost exclusively a retirement activity. “In my silver years, I’ll tend to the garden.”

But as the homesteading lifestyle continues to gain popularity, it seems that the pastime’s demographic is — and forgive the pun here — growing.

For Kevin and Marcel Reimer, twin brothers living in Winkler, one of the main joys that comes with gardening is the satisfaction of knowing where their food comes from.

Growing with the garden

The Reimers have been doing this for the better part of five years now, and they say they have learned a lot during that time. And with all the options out there, Kevin says that he hasn’t stopped experimenting.

“With tomatoes, it’s a tomato. It has a season, it has this much maturity, but there are thousands of dif

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