I’ve recently moved from a suburban setting to a semi-rural area in a small town. This massive change has given me the opportunity to start exploring the world outside my door – literally. There are elk, deer, coyotes and bears wandering through the yard, taking advantage of the mountains and fully landscaped font yards.
But for me, this is an opportunity to get more in touch and more plugged in to the world around me. I’ve set up a small chunk of ground as my garden, and am working to get into a more sustainable mode of living. Of course, that this has the happy byproduct of lowering my cost of living is not lost, but it’s not the primary motivator. I love growing my own food and putting it by for the winter. There isn’t a taste in anyone’s kitchen that beats homemade ravioli with squash from the garden.
Most of my stories will be about my failures – that’s where the learning is. Lesson number one: water your garden.