A new challenge

I am happy to know that people are reading and commenting on my blog. Not because there are any prize winning editorials being written, but because I want those of you who are planning to be involved in my home garden to be aware of the entire process right from the beginning. There is so much work that goes into creating a community garden long before the first seeds are planted. I made the mistake at my last garden (the Farm) in keeping much of that information to myself. I felt that as the manager it was my responsibility to take care of things like getting the water turned on, running the electric, repairing equipment, collecting deposits, reporting, ordering, record keeping, corresponding, and lecturing in order for the members to have a positive experience later on at the garden once the weather turned nice. However, not involving the members more in the off season, behind the scenes decision making came at a high personal cost to myself and very nearly caused the demise of the Farm. Happily, the Farm will continue under new management. And, even though this new garden is located in my back yard, I do want to create a sense of community here. I realize that blogging is a challenging new medium for most of us, but it is a good tool that will help us to stay connected to each other and the garden. So please let me know what you are thinking. Is there a special variety of green bean or tomato or dahlia you'd like to grow? What have you heard about gardening or organics or nutritional eating lately? What have you read? The more each of you comments, the better this blog will be! I'm sure like me, you are all itching to get outside and get your hands back in the dirt, but until then I'll see you on the internet!