I love fresh fruits and vegetables. I am not so crazy about the high prices. Therefore I look forward to growing my own on the farm. There is an area of about an acre that I have identified as being the best place for a large garden. My neighbor Russ told me that it is great soil and that anything will grow there. Right now it has some exceptionally tall and healthy looking weeds. Hopefully I will have a tractor before too long, then I will determine what implements I need in order to efficiently work the land.

I want to grow a large manner of things, particularly items that are expensive and hard to find in the stores. It will be lots of fun to experiment. Liz gave me three heirloom seed catalogs for Christmas, and I have really enjoyed looking them over and thinking about what I want to order.

It might be a bit of a challenge to plant much this spring though. I will be super focused on trying to finish the house as quickly as possible that it will be difficult to devote time to planting and upkeep. Maybe there are some seeds that I can just throw out and forget about.

I also want to grow herbs, although that will probably happen in a dedicated little garden just behind the house. I have also looked into growing potatoes and sweet potatoes in tires. Tires should be pretty easy to get, and the process seems pretty simple. It will also be fun to can the produce so that we are ready for the zombie apocalypse.

Going to my in-laws’ farm in Michigan is something that I have really enjoyed over the past few years. They grow about twelve acres of heirloom pumpkins every year, probably around twenty varieties. I hope to grow many of the same types that they do.