Well we finally did it! We sold our other house and bought a place on some land. We found a place on 5 acres with an existing chicken coop and run, a loafing shed, hay storage, tack room, and fenced backyard.We got a great deal on it because it needs some updating and repairs but nothing we can't handle.
Bad news is since we had our other house listed in April/May and we were moving in June there isn't much of a garden this year. I had a few measly tomato starts that managed to comeback after having their protective cover blown off and left in the blazing sun on one of the hottest days we had while they were first getting acclimated to outside, 1 purchased cucumber plant, 1 blueberry plant, 2 grape vines, 1 raspberry bush, and 2 strawberry plants. The tomato plants are so small I don't think we'll get any fruit off of them. But I have to try! Here they are in their mini greenhouses to protect them from the wind until they are stronger. These are also great for holding water around the plant.
As you may have seen, we've added two goats to our menagerie and have plans for at least one horse and dairy cow. We have about 1500ft of fencing to replace/repair before that can happen though. And that's just in the back pasture for the horse! The front pasture will need some work too before it can hold a cow, hopefully not as much work though.
Overall we absolutely love it here. Let the serious homesteading begin!
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| Rocky enjoying the sunset |
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| The tomatoes in their mini greenhouses |
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| Chickens enjoying some free range time |
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| Little Owl and Barley helping me secure the fencing for the goats. |
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