Thanks guys, I appreciate it, I DO know why I'm doing this-and so does Rick.
And henceforth his non-understanding sis will get ignored.
I am tempted to ship her a basket of fresh produce to make a point that this works-she says she loves fresh veg.
But I doubt it would convince her-so I won't bother-save it for friends in need like apartment dwellers and other friends who don't have room or can't garden due to age or infirmity.
Rick's working on the chicken coop today-should have hens by fall, have to wait-the coop has to do duty as a hay store and wood store until we get new sheds up for those.
I inherited this land and the skills that go with managing it (my paternal Grandpa had a small dairy farm and grew a huge garden including his own pipe tobacco.)
You can take the girl off the farm-(we left when I was 5) but you can't take the farm outta the girl and this acre proves it.
Rick too-his Maternal Grandpa ran a hog farm.
I'm not letting anyone dampen my enthusiasm, I'm going ahead with this.
Lois
for over an hour now, trying to get her to understand why we choose to live this self-sufficient life.
