Hello, hello?

Here's the beginning of the blog to document what we're growing. We grow lots of things around here: kids, chickens, a cantankerous old cat, and lots and lots of plants. In fact, we joke about not having green thumbs but of having green hands! Somehow most of what we put in the ground seems to grow.

Here's what I think I'll be writing about:
1. the garden and food plants
2. the chickens insatiable need to eat all of (1)
3. my kids' desires to plant all the things and grow themselves
4. my love of natives, heirlooms, and edibles for backyard gardening

So, thus it begins. Here's to a new adventure!