Looking at the 12+ inches of snow on the ground in my back yard, it's hard to believe that anything green will ever live there again. March is the time of the year when I start to get really twitchy. Down South, it's already spring. Buttercups are starting to peek up. At most, they're wearing hoodies. Here, we're up to our knees in snow. Unlike.

So, to make myself feel more like spring is around the corner, I have started seeds for all kinds of stuff. Carrots, tomatoes (slicers and canning), cucumbers, broccoli, beans, bell peppers, hot peppers, lettuce. Garlic that I really should have stuck in the ground in the fall but let's see what happens.

I have a few friends who are keeping chickens that I'm hoping will want to barter eggs for veggies. And, as Bill mentioned, I'm hoping that we can produce enough veggies to barter.