Some Progress

I got the east side bed done in front. All in all it will do. This type of construction is very easy to undue, but I think it will be durable enough to last until I can upgrade the materials to a better quality. I think this is very close to the permanent layout. I will want a be and a walk here permanently. My ultimate goal is to be able to walk all the way around the house barefooted and not get my feet dirty. But I want the system to be more creative than a ring of concrete around the house.

I have been the object of scorn because I screen the soil as I excavate. However, I am steadfastly sold on the idea because the process produces uniform materials which, with the coarse screen, sort three ways. On the very top is the organic stuff like roots and the grass. On the bottom of the screen is the rubble, the rocks, concrete chunks and heavy trash like plumbing parts. The soil in the pan has small pebbles and the worms and grubs.
The rubble can be used for fill and the roots go to the wood pile for compost or the fire pit. The soil is splendid and easy to work. Eventually I will have the top ten inches of the entire property screened.