As the community continues to grow I'd love to hear where you are all from! I'll go first. I am from Northern Alberta and located in growing zone 3. It just snowed another 6 inches last night and I am, for lack of better words, OVER IT. I am just about 8 weeks away from my last frost date, so this week I have to set aside some time to start tomatoes among other things. For some reason, seed starting is my least favourite part of the gardening process. Probably because what I love about gardening is being OUTSIDE. But... as I mentioned... 6" of fresh snow on the ground... on top of the 3ft we already had... So I guess I'll be starting seeds in my basement. Would love to hear where you are from and what you got on the go right now!

Hey friend! I'm so glad you're here. 🌱 I'm Carolynne, the founder of Hillside Market and the person behind the Yardstead Society. My husband Eric and I build and test our DIY projects right here on our little homestead in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦. I created the Yardstead Society as a place for people who want to build, grow, learn useful skills, and do more for themselves at home. Whether you're here because you're building one of our DIY plans, want to grow more food, raise chickens, preserve your harvest, or you're simply curious about learning some new skills, you're in the right place. 👋 FIRST: Introduce yourself! Tell us where you're from and what brought you here. What are you building, growing, raising, preserving, or hoping to learn? Already built one of our projects? Share it in Progress Pics. We LOVE seeing what you make! 📚 THEN: Explore the Classroom You'll find things like: • DIY builder resources + project planning tools • Real Hillside Market customer builds • Greenhouse + gardening resources • Growing, raising + preserving resources • Workshops + practical skills worth learning • New resources added as we learn and grow together 💬 AND: Use the community! Ask questions. Share what you're working on. Share what worked (and what didn't). Learn from other members. Eric and I are both here too, so tag @Carolynne Hill or @Eric Hill when you have a question for us. You don't need to know how to do all of this already. That's kind of the whole point of being here. Let's learn how to do more for ourselves. 🌱 — Carolynne P.S. Say hi below and tell me ONE thing you want to learn how to do! 👇