little*big*harvest

Potatoes are something I assumed I could not grow with my limited space. I always thought that one needed a large open dirt area, or long trenches in a huge garden, in order to grow much. However, I'm not the only one with a small growing space, and after I looked around a bit, I began to see just how many methods there are.

This is a picture of the simple potato towers I made; I will show the the step-by-step further down in the post.

Though I've made plenty of recipes using kale, this is the first meal I've made using our own kale straight from the garden!

We may not have chickens or bunnies yet, but dangit, we will have worms!

Our worm factoryarrived yesterday, and the worms themselves should be here in a few days. I admit I feel a bit of trepidation, and I am starting to realize this may be a tad more of a commitment than I had originally thought.

I took my mug of coffee and my camera outside this morning. It was crisp and beautiful and green everywhere I looked! I have a lot of work to do today outside, and not a ton of motivation... but in the early morning before the world is fully awake, the garden is so peaceful. Going out and quietly studying each space gives me renewed determination. So much of the garden is a blank canvas at the moment, but things will be changing quickly now that May is here. I'll photograph the progress with each new month and post each new walk through!

Blueberry Bush #1 We had a very severe winter, and I didn't think our blueberries, which we only planted last year, were going to make it. But, they are showing beautiful green!

What is it about making compost that makes one feel accomplished?