citrusbasil: disney

Living with the Land

I cannot tell you how many times I have been on this ride. I've honestly lost count. It's always amazing to see how much the vegetables have grown over time, and children in the seats behind me cooing at the bananas and the infamous nine pound lemons pictured above.

There's so many herbs rotating around in their containers. Basil, rosemary, mint, and more! I feel like a kid in a candy store when the boat enters that section.

There's spiraling columns of lettuce, and planes of it. One side is young and newly planted, the other is older and growing. In the herb room, there's a combination of the lettuce nutrient-film technique with the fish farming. The fish are in a tank below the lettuce, and both work together to supply nutrients to each other.

Tomato trees are usually pointed at in awe by people on the boat.

I really do need to start my own little garden, and plant some herbs too.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie from the Garden Grill

My mother and I often venture to Epcot, and when we go inside The Land, we always pass by the Garden Grill restaurant inside. I've always been curious to try it out, having ridden the Living with the Land boat ride and gazing at all the fresh vegetables growing in the greenhouse. We finally decided one day to go there for a nice lunch. As soon as you head up the ramp, you are rotating: the restaurant actually rotates around slowly, letting the diners view scenes from the boat ride. Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale visit everyone, and I got a few photos with them while we ate. The food was amazing, fresh from the garden, organic and environmentally-friendly. Food was served family-style, so we got a taste of everything. For desert was a strawberry-rhubarb pie. I had never had one before, and it was quite delicious!

Some awkward pictures of me with the characters thank you for your time.