Homesteading

[fastbilly1]

So I ordered seeds from Mozybeau farms on ebay:
http://stores.ebay.com/Mozybeau-Farms

Just a handful of random things to experiment with, like Tabasco peppers and jumbo pumpkins. Since he is in Kentucky, he is only half a grow zone away so pretty much everything he sell should be good for me to grow. I ordered Sunday, Ebay said they should be here Saturday, they arrived yesterday. I also received a handwritten note thanking me for my purchase, tips on how to get the best out of a couple of my items, an email address and cellphone number in case I have any issues, and several recipes. Its hard for me to not want to give this guy as much business as I can.

We are supposed to get snow tomorrow night so I cant put them out yet, but they will go in the seed starter greenhouse this weekend.

[s1mplehumar]

Cool. I've been ordering from Renee's Seeds for the past couple years. They often throw in a couple freebies, usually some exotic varieties that bring me out of my comfort zone. Its always fun to try something new.

I welcome spring with open arms. It. Is. Time.

[samsonlonghair]

I also received a handwritten note thanking me for my purchase, tips on how to get the best out of a couple of my items, an email address and cellphone number in case I have any issues, and several recipes. Its hard for me to not want to give this guy as much business as I can.

That's too cool. I love that attention to customer satisfaction.

I joined a group called "Grow Appalachia" which is going to help me learn to grow my own vegetables. They're even giving me a spot of land in their community garden. Good times.

I recently had a conversation with a man who built his own house. It's a big house too: two stories, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, big kitchen, big living room, big dining room, plenty of closet space. I asked him about building it. He said it took him two years, and (he emphasized this point) it was all he did. Wake up; build the house all day; go to sleep; repeat tomorrow. He asked no one for help. Imagine doing that for two years. I'm hoping it takes less time to build a small house. I'll find out some day many years from now.