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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I do get where your husband is coming from (I too dream of bees and chickens) but as PPs have pointed out, growing your own food can be really hard.  Can you guys take some small steps to see if you actually like/are good at these things before committing to a move?  Either in your city apartment (get planters and/or window boxes and start with herbs; if that goes well, get a plot at a community garden and move up to tomatoes/peppers/potatoes/etc) or in the suburbs.  If both of you like it, great!  Maybe think about turning your suburban yard into vegetables or starting to plan for the 2-3 acres.  If not, maybe redirect his urge to cook locally sourced seasonal food to making friends with local farmers/getting "seconds" fruits and veg cheaply or joining a CSA.[/quote]

OP here. He has been growing some produce and greens on our balcony for the last two years. He now wants more space to grow more food. He has been able to grow tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, strawberries, and greens. [/quote]

And what about you, OP?  Do you like growing things?  You mentioned in the OP that you were both thinking of moving to the suburbs -- could you compromise on somewhere like the MD counties with a "right to farm" provision where he can experiment with chickens, etc.?  It's less space but could still work for what he's looking for.[/quote]

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