Hi!

My husband, daughter & I moved out to the country a year ago. This year we decided to put in a garden & plant some fruit trees/bushes. It's been a labor of love for sure, but definitely worth it! We've had some issues with the blue jays,deer & Japanese beetles feasting on our plants...but thanks to some advice/tips from y'all on the HFI FB page...I think we've finally out smarted the critters ~ yeah! I tried my hand at canning recently & used some cucumbers from the garden to make dill pickles. It was a lot of fun & I was very proud to show off & share my final product...lol I would like to do more canning, so I'm taking baby steps & will be trying my hand at strawberry jam & salsa soon. (thanks to Matt for the recipes ) We are planning to get a few chickens after winter & I'm looking forward to add fresh eggs to the list of delicious treats we will be able to provide to our family & friends. I love this group & I really appreciate all of the available resources, as well as the opportunity to ask questions to the gardening veterans of the group.

Welcome Jody and congratulations on what reads like a very good start!

Thank you!

Yup, you're hooked!! See it starts out with just the garden, then it blossoms into chickens! From there it goes into more and more awesome and fun areas like building a hydroelectric dam on your property from a creek that is nearby;) Ha ha ha!

This gal talks to us about things in more detail;)

That was the funniest video!!!! (....and the answer is still no to the hydro electric dam...lol

Ha ha ha! Come on:( Please!! Ha ha ha!

By the way, CD is one of our knowledgeable garden peeps:) She is a blessing to me and others so if you have questions you can ask her as well as posting.

CD, the joke on the hydroelectric dam is she has a creek around her house and I told her to build something to use the water to generate power;) You know me! Ha ha ha!

Thanks ~ I will have many more questions for y'all...lol