For most of the US this cold blast will be the last and it will be time to start getting our hands dirty. I have a 12 acre farm that fully supports my family and leaves plenty left over for storage and the future. While I'm biased a bit, I think it's time to bring back victory gardens.
Get out there, dig in the dirt, and plant some seeds.
Feel free to ask advice here!
Go to a garden center and buy the square foot gardening book. The soil is 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite, and 1/3 assorted compost, all by volume. This makes a fertile soil that never compacts. This is in raised beds. With loose soil, carrots will grow long and straight. With this, you never need commercial fertilizer, just a bit of compost from your gardening and yard waste.