How Does Your Garden Grow?

Are you getting excited for spring -- are you planning to really use your yard this year to grow food for your family? Beyond that gate, out in that yard are so many possibilities...

But where to begin... Isn't it best to start INSIDE our comfort zone... why grow bok choy when you don't even know what it is or what to do with it? What do you really, in your heart of hearts, love to eat? Vegetables? Fruits? Herbs? Every single day do you reach for an apple? Do you cringe at the high price of wilted herbs in their little bubbled packages? Do you love the food value of blueberries but revolt at grocery store mark-ups? 

If you are a complete beginner or at most a novice gardener it makes sense to pick 5 Go-To-Foods to grow your first time out of the gate. Five foods are manageable -- it's a small enough number to research, a small enough number to manage in your yard. And they don't have to be all one type of food -- say veggies or herbs. Pick your passion. Grow a peach tree, a row of spinach and carrots, your favorite herb, and a nice patch of strawberries... 

A happy garden is a manageable garden... what's growing beyond your garden gate?