My Tilled Garden

Ok, so my big plan for the day was to get my garden completely planted. Visions of ripened tomatoes dancing through my head. Northern Minnesota had different plans for me. The day started off beautifully, blue sunny skies, with just a slight bit of wind. I walked down to my garden with my Mastiff and was so excited to see the overturned dirt. My first garden, how very exciting..... Thanks to hubby, it was ready to go.

I decided to walk around my property with my dog, then tackle the project with gusto!! As we walked up the gentle hill to my front yard, the wind really started blowing, I'm talking trees bending, dark clouds moving in. The rain started, and stopped. We decided to head back indoors and wait out the storm. We waited all day.

On my kitchen counter sets my mini greenhouse. Up until this evening nothing had sprouted. Then as I glanced at it in passing, I noticed all my tomato seeds had grown an inch today! Leaves and all! Amazing what a little seed can do in such a short amount of time.

So tomorrow, weather allowing, I will begin the planting process. I guess the weather just wanted me to wait for those little tomato plants to sprout, so I could include them in my planting. Things work out for a reason. I am reminded of that daily.

Be thankful for what you have and grateful for your life and everything around it. The universe will reward you everyday.

More Gardening....

This is the first year I will have an 'actual' garden. I'm planting onions, tomatos, hot peppers, green peppers, peas, green beans, potatoes, carrots, corn, watermelon, strawberries, and lots of herbs. I love getting in the dirt and planting things. I'll post pictures of the garden as it gets going. Since I live in Northern Minnesota, I'm finally able to put things in the ground. It stays cold here until early May. My goal this summer is to live off my backyard as much as I can.

Please send me pictures of your gardens!! I will post them!!

First 'Green' Post

Over the last few months, we've all heard more and more about 'going green'. I've finally decided my family & I are gonna do it! We're going green. We've always eaten healthy, and led a healthy lifestyle, but we've never really recycled or really gave much thought to our impact on the environment. I've recently done lots of research and am finding all sorts of ways I can change and make changes.

My eyes have really been opened over the last few months, and now is the time to start making a change in my family, and also the community I live in. I think there are a lot of others who would like to start living this way. Now is the time to start making a change, not only for us, but for the planet that our children will live in when we are gone.

I'd love to hear from others who are starting to make changes in their lives and maybe we can all share ideas and help one another get started living a greener, healthier life.