Adam! You are right! Arizona is the greatest state in the union! haha I came from San Jose California, and have lived in Mesa since 2006. I have loved it every since, except when the value of my house went down from 186k to 66k. LOL But I didn't dump the house, I hodl on strong. That is awesome you are homesteading out here in AZ. I love gardening here. And growing exotic trees like Moringa, Mangos, Barabados Cherry, Jujubes, all which do very well out here. Curious if you are growing any of those on our property?