The Urban Farm/er's Market

Doug is at it again. He wants the biggest garden and wants to be the first to plant it. Mind you, this competition is only a reality in his head, since he's the only one competing.

The tilled portion (darker brown) is half of the garden. Half.

I pointed out to him that the end of the garden looks angled.
He pointed out to me that the yard is actually angling away. Hm.

He's already been to get several loads of compost. He even beefed up his truck so it could hold more than normal. No sense using extra gas, after all. I thought this was really funny. Then I saw several other neighbors who were doing the same thing with trailers.

And he asked me to scope out some grapes. Lowe's had some at $5.97, which is much less expensive than we've seen elsewhere. So we got five Concord grapes and three Black Munooka - one juicing grape, one eating grape. Anyone actually try a Black Munooka? Just wondering.

The plan is to have grapes and maybe blueberries as a living fence for the garden. And I'm already planning on using those grape canes to make arbors and whatnot. Hehehe.

Oh, and here's the best part: we've figured out a plan to get the kids to help. I know, these very rarely go over well. But here it is: when something is ready to harvest, they can pick it and set up their own farmer's market stand in our front yard. Whatever they make, they can keep. But they have to help with the weeding and picking...the not-so-fun stuff. 

They love selling stuff, and I'm hoping the neighbors will appreciate local, fresh veggies and fruits. This could be so fun! That is, after all the work...