When we moved into our first home in 2009 we, mainly The Chief, started ripping out all of the bushes in the front and backyard to make way for raised beds for gardening space. Some people grow shrubs in their front yard we grow tomatoes, corn, squash, eggplant, lettuce, etc.
Here is the front yard our first summer in this house.
Eggplant
We were inspired by a family out in California, the Dervaes, here is a link to their urban homestead Path to Freedom. They grew tons, literally TONS as in pounds, of food on their tiny piece of property. We thought this was great!
Here is a picture of their urban homestead.
Our first Summer in our home we also grew as a family.
The second summer at our house looked like this. We had a mini garden monkey.
She sure loved to play in the dirt, and she still does!
As our family continued to grow, we had our little boy in March of 2012, we really loved the idea of having our children be a part of the process of growing our own food. Our kids love the dirt and love to help us plant our garden every year.
Our children have given us more of a reason to change the way we live. We want to show our kids not only how to grow their own food but show them where food really comes from.
This is just the beginning of our story. I have yet to tell you about carrying chickens in pet carriers or towel drying chickens in freezing weather, in the dark, while it is raining, or the funny looks you get when you are driving around town with a duck in your lap.
The adventure continues......
