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Hello frens.

I will be moving into my grampa's property in about a year. It is an old house that sits on about 14 acres that is 90% old growth trees. In central Ohio Amish country.

There is a small patch that they used for a garden at least 40 years ago, probably untouched since then. The immediate bordering areas are commercially farmed.

I'm wondering what advice you could lend on what to do with the land. I want to finally start an in ground garden. My questions are:

I should probably just use the previous garden patch. Will the soil be depleted of anything? What should I add? Will the neighboring farms chemicals have seeped into my side?

There was recently a bad windstorm and knocked down a lot of trees. Should I attempt to call a logging company to sell the wood or will they just go in, take what they want, and leave?

Finally, what could you recommend for turning woodland into vegetable garden land? Would the soil be super rich or way off to grow vegetables? Any other things I can plant in the woods? I know morel and big fat round mushrooms grow out there.

Thanks for any resources or thoughts.