They're alive!!!...still

Here is my first attempt at a garden. I'm starting off small with the hopes of growing bigger every year. The box in the forefront has 3 rows of purple potatoes and 2 rows of Spanish onions. The other box has squash, green beans, peas and corn (so far). I have tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers and lettuce still growing from seed by the warmth of my kitchen window.
Some Squamish squashUp close with potatoes and onions

First Steps

When I was about 15 I decided that I wanted to own my own farm and would learn how to be self sustainable. All my future steps from that point were decided with the hopes of attaining my goal. 2 month ago I came one step closer to my dream and purchased 7.5 acres in the Upper Squamish Valley. Although it took me 16 years to get this far, I'm beginning to think that getting the land was the easy part. Now come the challenging tasks of learning how to wire my own electrical, milk my own cow (that is, after I buy one), make my own paper, grow my own veggies, build my own barn, harness solar power, put in a rain water collection system and the list goes on...
I'm the person on the far left in the above picture. With me are some amazing students from Quest University Canada. Together we worked on digging up and building the first phase of a community garden. This blog will be used to highlight our progress, discuss projects and post useful links. All suggestions and information are welcome!