Gone Green: Garden Update

Our garden is already starting to grow! Luckily, we have had a lot of rain which has helped move things along. This is a photo of the sugar snap peas.

The dogs are a little sad to have lost some of their potty space, but they are adjusting nicely to only using one side of the yard.



Stay tuned to see how this attempt at growing our own fruits and veggies turns out.

This week I added some basil, cilantro, rosemary and jalapeno peppers!

Go Green!

For my on-stage question in the Mrs. Virginia United States 2009 pageant I was asked "President Obama has just finished his first 100 days in office. What advice do you have for him?" My response was to "Go Green. If we create an industry around wind and solar power we can create millions of jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil."

This question has had me thinking about what I can do to Go Green. My husband and I recently began bringing canvas bags with us to the grocery store for packaging our groceries (which we found out actually gets you a refund at some stores), we change our air filter regularly and turn off lights when we leave the room. This weekend we decided to start our own fruit and veggie garden! I will be photographing the process along the way to share the fruits :) of our labor.

Our garden (pictured above) has a few tomato plants and the rest is starting from seeds. We planted watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers, snap peas, green beans, bell peppers and spinach.