This year we officially passed a milestone we have been working towards the entire time we have owned the property. We have observed our very first Monarch caterpillar. Since purchasing the property we have been working to propagate pollinator friendly wildflowers, preferably native ones. While a portion of this is due to our honeybees, the … Continue reading The Joys of Milkweed
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Who needs the gym
I am not a workout person. I tried joining a gym when I was in college. I went once. I have been thinking about working out ..again? or at all? since having the baby. The thought of it makes me cringe though. Last night however, as I was working in the garden I came to … Continue reading Who needs the gym
On The Road Again
Tomorrow we pack up all 4 kids again and head out in the early morning to make the 3 hour drive back down to C's parents to finish up the list of stuff we didn't finish the last time we were there. This includes finishing the plumbing, moving our bee hive (which after tonight will … Continue reading On The Road Again
The Great Chicken Massacre
Around the same time we purchased our 10 laying hens A bought 50 Cornish Rock chicks to slaughter. Our hens grew up with them and I helped take care of them because of that. Fast forward now almost four months later and here we are. Its time for the slaughtering of the chickens. We have … Continue reading The Great Chicken Massacre
WE GOT THE PLAT!!!
We picked up the plat today. We should be signing the documents that will make this land ours in the next few days (he had to have it separated from his land). Which means we can 1) get the sewage permit and 2) get to have our own address and mailbox soon!! This has been … Continue reading WE GOT THE PLAT!!!
Frustrated
We are STILL waiting to apply for the sewage permit. I have been calling the guy we bought the property from every day for almost a week and he isn't returning my calls. We need to get the plat of the property from him in order to apply for the permit. once we turn in … Continue reading Frustrated
living the wild life
A very good friend came to visit us today! I love having visitors. She was actually our midwife for the birth of the three youngest children. She came to check on the new baby but made sure to set aside some time to check out the farm. We showed her the chickens, both the hens … Continue reading living the wild life
More digging
The new excavator arrived yesterday. They hauled the old one away to fix and now we have a new one that works like a charm. C went out to the property on his way home from work and spent 2 hours digging. it looks amazing. Although we still have about 2 more hours of digging … Continue reading More digging
Fundraising
I set up a GoFundMe account yesterday. This should be the only time we need one, but this will prevent us from having to stall the project for 5 -6 months. I realize that it's a long shot in getting anyone to help us with our project, but I figure even if nobody donates anything … Continue reading Fundraising
the excitement is building
Things are starting to wrap up as we get closer to the signing date. We are starting to work on some rough blue prints of the house. it looks like we have settled on a 50 foot circle 20 feet deep. When you factor in the tires, walls, etc, the house will be approximately 1500 … Continue reading the excitement is building