What got me interested in gardening?

When I was growing up, I used to live in Maine. On summer breaks, I would spend the summers with my grandfather. Grandpa grew everything, but was especially proud of his strawberries and tomatoes. Now that I think back, he was very passionate about his gardens. He would say, if I can't eat it, I don't grow it. You see grandpa grew up in the great depression, and realized how hard food was to come by in those days. So he only grew edibles. I didn't know at the time, but my grandpa was grooming a future gardener. I spent three simple summers with him, thought gardening was a ton of work, and wasn't as fond of it as he was.
   As time went buy, my grandpa passed, and I found myself doing little gardens where ever I lived, it wasn't until I moved here on snowbelt that I realized how much he had instilled in me his wisdom and passion for gardening. After 10 years here, I can honestly say, my grandpa would be proud, but would still mumble under his breath, you can't eat those flowers! .........Steve