One of the main reasons I love to garden is my craving to provide for my family and to watch things grow. When I was younger I would raise market lambs and hogs for the county fair. Each fall we would put one or two in the freezer and I felt so proud that my hard work and early mornings paid off. That has traveled with me now that I have a family of my own and are ever-growing.

I must put in a note that I am not a professional gardener. Far from it. My hometown did not have the climate for a normal growing season and being at the base of a mountain range the ground was full of rocks. Now that I am in Ohio and have the space I have plunged myself right into the dirt.