As the days grow longer and the winter begins to wane, farmers, gardeners, and beekeepers alike are all gearing up for the growing season ahead. Like many others out there, I have been eagerly planning my garden for the 2016 growing season. More than ever before I am determined to grow as much of my own food as possible─not only to live more sustainably, but also to stretch my bootstrap budget as far as possible.

I’ve ordered my seed-potatoes and onion-plants early, and placed orders for the few seeds I needed/wanted that were not already part of my extensive seed-inventory. One of the perks of working for Johnny’s Selected Seeds is coming in to work to find my order waiting on my desk. Yay seeds!

This post was last modified on February 22, 2016 10:33 pm

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