Okay, wanna-be is pushing it a bit, but we talk about it once in a while. DH especially. He goes all out, and it involves doing stuff I don't think I can ever get into.
My idea of being crunchy is having my own garden in which I grow veggies and some fruit. But it wouldn't be organic. DH is all for that, but he takes the garden one step further by making our own compost. Fine. It makes sense to use grass clippings and food trash to feed the earth.
But here's where he goes a little crazy. He wants chickens. And goats. If I asked, he'd probably be all for a cow, and if we ate more pork, he'd want a pig, too. Um, no. I draw the line at having my own garden. I don't wanna have to deal with animal poop and taking care of said animals when it's -40F with 3 feet of snow on the ground in the winter. Besides, if we had those kind of animals, we'd need to live out in the country, because I think there are city ordinances against farm animals within city limits or something.
As always though, I have no idea if he's just teasing me or if he'd really do it if I gave him half a chance (which I won't). And I don't foresee the garden happening anytime soon, either. I love the idea of it, but when it comes down to it, I like being inside, and I HATE digging in the dirt. That is a recipe for a garden fail if I ever saw one.
But it's all nice to think about sometimes :)
You could have chickens I'm sure. I know in MN my family's neighbors had to get the okay from their neighbors before building a chicken coop that runs through part of their garage and into the backyard.
ReplyDeleteI could send Andy over to dig up a garden for you, then you just have to plant, water and harvest! Easy peasy! :D
Also I think a goat and a cow and all those other animals would not be fun to take care of in the winters.
If you are pimping Andy to dig up a garden, send him my way come spring too! My laziness to rent a tiller was the only reason I didn't have a gardent this year.
ReplyDeleteAnd I wouldn't let DH see the ad for a goat that I saw at Hugos.
Well, maybe not this coming year, but after? Hmmm.... *taps chin thoughtfully*
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm now super glad that I'm the one who grocery shops. Whenever he tags along with me, he always stops at that board and he'd be sure to see it!