Thank you for the comment. Preparing meals ahead of time has probably been the make or break when it comes to eating what we should be eating. It has definitely made this journey a lot easier as well!

Your goals look very much like mine! #7 I am really wanting to put some focus on as well. Our front yard is about 1.5 acres and I have this vision of just seeding it with all sorts of flowers but I know

Thank you!! :)

Thank you :)

Beautiful home & land! <3

The area that this garden once was will be the new area for my wild flower garden :) I hope to someday also have a bee box or two and will put them in this area as well. We have fruit trees around this

We will be working on a small compost pile in the near future and plan to make a larger one in an area that we have been burning (about a 10'x10' area) downed limbs and debris (natural debris like leaves,

You can grow pretty much anything in the warm weather.. So long as the soil is right and has the proper shade to sunlight ratio (and kept watered) :)

Loved reading through your post (story) and seeing your garden grow! Sorry to hear about your chickens. There was a story similar recently with a family in the same scenario (city limits). Their story

Thank you and yes, I couldn't agree more :)

But in the end, the chicken got a Viking funeral so now she is in Chicken Valhalla feasting with the Poultry Gods :D

Sounds like you have a great winter garden going! I hear you on the warm temps. We are in the FL Panhandle and have the same temps although since you have written this post, the recent cold front coming

This has been on my mind a lot lately! It's definitely one of those things that will take time because it's so easy to fall back into those "plastic" traps... I love your plan and have very similar

Thank you for the no-dig suggestion. I will definitely have to look into it (never heard of it before lol)! As for the bee's.. I would love to have hives and we have talked about having maybe one hive.

Thank you! I have not grown day lilies but plan to grow many of them next year for my flower garden (I love lilies). We do have Trumpet lilies which grow to about 10' tall. We also have spider lilies that

It was our dream for so many years. When it finally came a reality, it was just wonderful. Never lose sight of the dream you have and when it becomes a reality for you, I wish you much fun and success!

Oh wow, thank you very much!

I loved reading through your post and your week! Your photos are breathtakingly beautiful... I miss the mountains (where I am now, I am lucky to be able to see a few hills when we go for a drive lol).

Thank you very much! :)

Thank you! :) :)