It's been way too long so here is a very quick update. I came out of hibernation around February and began volunteering at a local urban farm called Growing Awareness to learn as much as I could and to just be a a part of something cool. They put me in charge of their demo garden and I started planting in the fall. early spring tons of good things like peas, swish chard, leafy greens, and kale, yum! The backyard also started to get a little more order as I planted at home what I planted at GA.Our Chickens have been laying beautiful eggs. One lays about 9 a week and another lays these huge jumbo eggs. She is also the loudest and I can't blame her I'd yell too.
The newbie urbanstead has a ton of fun things growing all over the yard:peas
salad mixes
carrots
leeks
onions
strawberries
watermelon
peppers
tomatoesechinacea
beets
basil
mints
thyme
tons of wildflowers
chamomile
parsley
beans
cherries
pears
and I'm sure there is more I have forgotten.
I also started a job at a small farm, Red Tractor Farm, in order to learn more and make a little money to help out.
I have switched to a raw vegan diet which has messed with a lot of my homesteading recipes but has been great for always being in the garden and always having fresh food:).
And, I have started school again ( I wanna get some sort of agriculture degree at this point) which has been great but hard.
Anyway, that's the short bit. I will expound. I just wanted to catch everyone up.
