We decided this year that we wanted to heavily mulch our garden area with leaves over the winter. Our trees are all too small to give us any substantial amount of leaves, so we are left to get them from other sources. Brady mention

I don't think I could ever eat another Walmart peach, it would feel like I was soiling a fine memory.

Canned and stewed tomatoes make for a great addition to winter stews to help bring the flavor of summer back into those cold, frigid days.

In the interest of preserving the heirloom tradition, we did a little research into how to keep tomato seeds from our harvest so we'll have a chance to grow these wonderful varieties for years to come without depending on vendors or catalogs.

So far, all of our efforts have stemmed from our life of modern suburbia with our backyard garden, canning veggies and fruits, and trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle in the face of looming Walmarts and McDonalds.