Thanks for all the details about your work. The plants around the trash bin is a genius idea!
We just moved into our house and are starting from scratch. There is a good amount of trees, but many of them are scrub trees like mulberry or trees of heaven, so we'll need to have them removed. We're planning on replacing them with some apple, pear, peach and cherry trees this fall.
The vegetable garden will sadly have to wait, but we've got it marked out.
Hearing your long-term success is a great reminder that anything to do with plants it a marathon and not a sprint.