My wife and I have had a couple of gardens for the past 10 years. We have a division of labor. I do the heavy stuff, tilling, composting, cultivating, etc; and she does the planting, weeding, etc. We have had a few raised beds, but last year my wife spent so much time on her knees, weeding, etc, that she developed arthritis. So, this year we are going all raised beds, except for corn and vining stuff like melons and zuchinni.
Last year, I hired some Amish carpenters to turn an old shed, smokehouse, into a greenhouse, so today, my wife just transferred the basement-grown seedlings out to the greenhouse. Michigan is really tricky. We just had a frost a few days ago and it is not uncommon to get a frost in May. So, we usually hold off on putting things in the ground until late May.
Food out of the garden is so much better and healthier than anything you buy in a store. If you can only grow some spinach or lettuce in a trough or bucket, it is worth it.
Here's a gardening tip. For years, we planted marigolds throughout the garden as pest control. I wasn't sure if it worked. It is just a tip I picked up from gardeners. Well, last year, I neglected to plant marigolds, and these white butterflies laid eggs everywhere. When the caterpillars emerged, they devoured all the broccoli and cauliflower and were working on the kale. So, this year, it is back to the marigolds.