That is fantastic! You mentioned building a green house, is that something that you are going to do this year? I feel your pain on the soil. We have to make our own soil here too. When using the chicken run make sure that the feces is not "hot" or it will burn your plants. I made that mistake already, lol. We have several compost areas now and I love it! Raised beds are the only way I garden. I love them! They are well worth the work. I just had my son dig the soil out of two of ours and re-do the bottoms with chicken wire to keep the moles out, soil cloth and newspapers to keep the weeds out. I have to do it about every 3-4 years.