Since I’m trying to get into better shape I decided to try to keep a positive “whistle while you work” mind frame while getting the garden ready. Usually dirty fingers and physical labor make me mad but gardening is a workout which is good what with always trying to burn off something. If you’re gardening [...]

Back in April I decided my white trash backyard would be the perfect place to start a garden. I thought it would be a way to save money on food, a way to exercise, and a way to encourage healthy eating. I have never grown anything but a strep culture so it was stretch. But now I’m crushing on [...]

I have begun the dirty work of my garden. To turn the boneyard white trash pit into a verdant oasis that will sustain my family through tough economic times I had to get dirty. As a virgin gardener this is new to me. It was also more physical work than I like. (I don’t like any, [...]