My problem with land is my back yard slopes away from the house rather drastically and it is due east. Almost zero sun till 11 am and by 1 pm, it is being blocked by the house. It is a great place for wild plants and shade lovers, but anything needing sun doesn't work. That would make it great for Ginseng, except for animals. I know my menagerie would destroy them. Living in a sub-division, I can grow in raised beds around the front and I am working on getting some pretty but edible perennials growing. But I really think the best thing is to put this place on the market and move further out.

We never intended to live here for long. We bought it in foreclosure, was going to live here a year or two while we fixed it up and flip it for about 2 1/2 times what we paid, but 3 months after we moved in was the wreck, the Larry passed away. I've been here 11 years now.