My husband has been offered a house and 81 acres to live in free while he is employeed. It is a large farm house stuck in the 70's but still much bigger than we have now. It has a morton building and an old barn.
Currently we are on 2 acres in a rural development that does not allow farm animals (although we do have 14 chickens now). I have all my fruit trees, garden already set up and producing. We are almost finished the interior remodel.
The move would be for about 5 yrs only then we will return to the house we live in currently.
I have 3 children 4, 8, 10. I am not crazy about switching schools and having to bring them back in 5 yrs. Plus my youngest is special needs. Or the whole moving thing...Ugg
Although it is a great opportunity, it is next to a large state park with a swimming and boating lake. We can try out farming on a larger scale. The store building (see pics) is on the house property and will be used as a country store run through the state park and we have been told the children can volunteer at the store. They also said they will sell my eggs. Most of the acres are currently hay and leased out. We will get all the buildings but the store for our use. I will have to start a new garden. No use doing fruit trees or anything that takes a while to produce.
Why am I having such a hard time with this!
Anyone want to rent a house near Cumberland, MD on 2 acres...
House and morton & barn location
another building. This one is finished inside and has electricity. it sits in the front yard. Canning house??? no running water tho
Morton building. It has a finished room inside (could be a coup???) hate to mess it up. Otherwise it is a big empty space with a gravel floor. It has electricity and is close to a well pump.
Barn, its a mess. No electricty or water. I don't think I can predator proof it either.
Country store to be run by the park, its in the front yard but a good way from the house.
House
Currently we are on 2 acres in a rural development that does not allow farm animals (although we do have 14 chickens now). I have all my fruit trees, garden already set up and producing. We are almost finished the interior remodel.
The move would be for about 5 yrs only then we will return to the house we live in currently.
I have 3 children 4, 8, 10. I am not crazy about switching schools and having to bring them back in 5 yrs. Plus my youngest is special needs. Or the whole moving thing...Ugg
Although it is a great opportunity, it is next to a large state park with a swimming and boating lake. We can try out farming on a larger scale. The store building (see pics) is on the house property and will be used as a country store run through the state park and we have been told the children can volunteer at the store. They also said they will sell my eggs. Most of the acres are currently hay and leased out. We will get all the buildings but the store for our use. I will have to start a new garden. No use doing fruit trees or anything that takes a while to produce.
Why am I having such a hard time with this!
Anyone want to rent a house near Cumberland, MD on 2 acres...
House and morton & barn location
another building. This one is finished inside and has electricity. it sits in the front yard. Canning house??? no running water tho
Morton building. It has a finished room inside (could be a coup???) hate to mess it up. Otherwise it is a big empty space with a gravel floor. It has electricity and is close to a well pump.
Barn, its a mess. No electricty or water. I don't think I can predator proof it either.
Country store to be run by the park, its in the front yard but a good way from the house.
House
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