It was my goal coming into 2015 to grow almost all our non-meat food this growing season.
You see, I had reversed my Type 2 Diabetes last year and was/am committed to ensuring it didn’t come back. Gardening and growing my own food nourishes me in so many ways: from saving money to providing my family with quality food (that I know the history of) and, for me, there’s something so therapeutic is “playing” in the soil.
Living in Massachusetts, particularly after the snowiest winter on record, growing almost all our food is an ambitious goal. Day after day I saw with seed and heirloom plant catalogs as the snow fell.
- Companion Planting
- Square Foot Gardening
- Vertical Gardening
- Pallet Gardening
You name it, I researched it and plotted.
Then, as spring began to make an appearance, I woke up one morning with a “cervical herniated disc sitting on the nerve root” to my left (dominant) arm.
Gardening? I couldn’t even hold a glass of water or pick up my Lhasa Apso Buddy.
And worse? The Type 2 Diabetes I had worked so hard to reverse last summer/full was back. Seems intense pain results in higher sugar numbers (go figure!).
That’s why I decided to start this blog. As proof to myself and you if you’re here that Healthy Living CAN be made easy. It just takes a little creativity.
Thank you for joining me on the journey!