Welcome. This blog will be about our adventures and experiences living in somewhat rural Colorado (in the mountains about 35 miles southwest of Denver). My nickname is Frog and my husband's is Toad (a story for another day) and we've called our house Toad Hall for a long time.
For several years I've been interested in providing more for ourselves via gardens. Unfortunately, at 9,000 feet above sea level and with neighbors of elk herds, pocket gophers, rabbits, mule deer and other vegetarians, productive gardening can be tricky. Last year we tried a greenhouse. Our yield was lots of Italian parsley, basil, oregano, thyme, chives and other herbs and a single tomato. This year I'm going to try some indoor gardening and a hanging tomato planter.
Ever since a friend in Denver got chickens a few years ago I've been dying to have some. This year is finally the year. With the addition of chickens to our acreage, we decided
