Wife wanted vegetables this year so I built 4 raised beds out of cedar, filled em with soil, and we planted tomatoes, peppers, and lettuce last weekend. Kids helped and now they actually want to come out and check on them every day. If nothing else, this is teaching them where food comes from. If we actually get tomatoes I'll consider it a huge win.
Did you get the kids involved in building or planting? My daughter loves helping with stuff like this and it's actually turned into one of our favorite bonding activities. Plus she's way more likely to eat the vegetables if she grew them herself.
This is awesome man. Nothing beats fresh vegetables and getting your hands dirty on a weekend. My fridge would love to have some homegrown stuff instead of the usual grocery store produce. How much work was the soil filling part? That seems like it could be a monster job with four beds.
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Cedar raised beds are the way to go. How deep did you go on those? I'm thinking about doing something similar but honestly my biggest hurdle is getting the kids to actually eat vegetables that aren't french fries. Did your wife have a plan for that part or are you guys still figuring it out?