Very well said, Katie. It is impressive how much food you have been able to grow - even in a small garden.

In fact, it was a small garden that inspired me to start growing food and ornamental plants too - Jules Dervaes' The Urban Homestead in Pasadena. When I saw what that family had achieved in a few years, I found no more excuses to delay growing.

If you are unfamiliar with it and them, go to Youtube, to their videos. Jules made the effort to document his steps, then turned the project into a business. His adult children are running it since he passed away.