I decided to get the garden going again, so here are a few pics of the things I've done to get it ready for late winter/spring. I made a screen and was able to get this stuff from it.
the wood I got from some old pallets. they cost me between $1-$3 depending on if they were good or trashy. i got them from a local pet supply company.I've made two garden boxes from the old pallets as well as a compost tumbler and sifting station.

here are a few pics of the work Jill and I did on the yard today.As you can see,the chickens have worked hard this past year to give us all this good stuff. Also, you can see Jill is excited to dig into this! We got 3-4 wheelbarrows worth and topped off our large plots.

Finally, here was our supervisor, working hard to make sure we didn't abuse break times. The last pics are of our new composting/sifting station. I'm happy to say I used stuff I had at home already (not really happy about the ammount of stuff I have for use though...)

If you look closely, you'll see i have my wheelbarrow under the sifter. i've tried it already & it works great, although I must say the chickens do a much better job of breaking down the stuff into small bits. I just love those little feathered tractors!