In The Beginning...

For several years now, as the seasons change from winter to spring, I've often thought about getting my hands dirty and creating a vegetable garden. Sure, I've grown a potted tomato plant or two with marginal success, but never taken the leap to up-root my postage stamp sized backyard and create an actual garden. Maybe more to the point, I've always liked the idea and concept of organic farming, but have never been much of an "outdoor" kind of guy. So, what's different now?

Our lives have, and are changing.

A couple of years ago, my beautiful wife and I have were blessed with an amazing baby girl. Giving it some thought, I believe that our change in lifestyle began with my wife's pregnancy. It was then, we decided to start eating foods (at least as much as possible) free of pesticides, herbicides, and hormones. This transition has been fortified by the foods we had decided to feed our daughter as she has been growing, and by recent medical issues that have presented themselves to my family. The later, has educated us that "life" will remind you that you need to do or change something, and it does so either gently with a whisper, or with a 2 x 4. Since we have experienced both...consider message received.

As part of our consultation with a nutritionist and traditional medical professionals, we have removed gluten, dairy, and sugar from our (my wife and I) daily diet, and added drinking freshly juiced vegetables and fruits (specifically green leafy vegetables) at least once a day. It has been challenging, and I don't profess that our change in lifestyle is for everyone or necessarily right, but it is the right for my family and I.

As such I have been inspired by good health, economics, and education, I have made the leap to create my own sustainable "green" garden. And, to accompany my garden, I will write this blog to share my experience, and open myself up to comments (if anyone decides to read this...I think my illusions of grandeur begin and end with my garden).