After having several lame attempts and false starts, my husband and I are going to try to do this right this year.  We're going to get a truckload of compost/topsoil and make a quickie bed and hopefully grow most of our "basics" - tomatoes (I'm hoping to do some brandywine's this year, too!), potatoes, onions, carrots, etc.  The goal this year is to source as much of our food as locally as possible without breaking the bank, so this garden better be a success!  Good luck to you, Tasha.  Hope to see more on your gardening endeavors in the months to come.
~Angela at Devouring the Seasons