The Pits are finally filled in!

In our quest to live a self-sufficient life, we have always planned on building a green house. After all, if you want to be self-reliant, you need to be able to grow your own food in the winter too. We knew that the green house project would have to take a back seat to building the house, so when we designed our passive solar "green" home we decided to build in planter beds across the south side.

Well, we followed this plan, and after we poured the concrete in July of '07, there were two 24"-deep holes in the floor measuring 2 feet by 14 feet. The remainder of the house went up around these gaping holes and when we moved into the house in December of '07 they were still there. These holes became know as The Pits and "Don't fall in the pit" quickly became an often-spoken warning to all quests (and sometimes a caution to each other on a Friday or Saturday night after a beer or two).

We lived with The Pits for almost 10 months, but I am pleased to announce that they are now filled with soil (thanks to the help of our daughter and Neighbor Jim). Not only are they filled in, but they have plants in them. Yesterday I transplanted a couple of volunteer tomatoes and some herbs into them, and I will soon be starting some lettuce seeds. This means we may actually have fresh tomatoes and lettuce over the winter. Can you imagine?!

Peace