Sustainability

My friend Danielle and I have talked a lot about this topic. We get really jazzed about it. I thought it was an appropriate topic on my garden blog. With the state of affairs in our government and the world we must rely more on what we can grow in our yards and what we can trade with our friends and neighbors. In the spring we got chickens. Our lovely ladies lay us eggs nearly everyday. I believe we could have 3 more to really have enough eggs. We eat a lot. Perhaps I wouldn't name the next 3 so that we could eventually eat them. Although if my cranky chicken attacks me one more time she may become stew but that is another topic. We also had quite a bit of food growing this year. Next year we will have even more. We are ripping up our front yard and will have a bounty there as well. Some worry that food will be stolen. I figure if someone needs it that badly then by all means help yourself. Hopefully leaving me a bit as well. We had so much basil this year I was happy for neighbors to help themselves whenever. By growing our own food we are being responsible for our own sustainability. We know where it comes from and what is put on it. Only sun, water, compost and love in our case because we garden organically. Using worm tea as a fertilizer. By being able to grow and trade food we save money and we protect the earth. We are not relying on trucks to bring us our food. Our children know where it comes from and appreciates the work that goes into growing healthy food. If I am able to grow food as well as I can grow fuschias we will be in good shape next year. I am posting a picture of our heirloom tomatoes that we grew this year. We planted six plants. I have saved the seeds and will plant more next year and share many of the plants with neighbors.