growth

After reading Wendell Berry's The Unsettling of America last summer I have been determined to regain a sense of connection with the earth and the food my family eats. The first step in the process is growing our own food. I have been hesitant to write much about the process here because I hate to let people see me fail and I have a large margin for at least some failure in this venture. I have been studying everything I could get my hands on and I have been using the great resources the internet has to offer. Unfortunately I have, for the most part, not connected with others who share a desire to grow food. This is purely my fault for not taking advantage of the wisdom others have to offer. I was able to talk to Eric, who pointed me to Fedco Seeds. I have cauliflower, tomatoes, onions and peppers started in my basement and peas, spinach, lettuce and kale are in the ground as of Saturday. I've added a picture of the garden being tilled and some cauliflower seedlings. My blog will probably begin to be more of a record of my garden as it continues, both my failures and successes.


I also wanted to include this video of our little Emma who is growing up so fast. She is laughing at her brother who is behind the camera.