What did you do in the garden today?

[Taote]

I got tired just reading all the work you did today! lol. Do you have greenhouses for all those veggies, or do you plant it all in the ground? So you sell at the farmer's market? That's exciting!

We bought the land last fall, and are building our house as time and $ permit. This is slow going in part because we get things to a point where it's safe (like, house sheathed and roof on), then move to next priority (coop so we would get eggs this year), then onto raised beds with plastic stretched over - two fields about 3/4 an acre total.

It's also slow going because I'm in a wheelchair most days so when I say we I mean he (my awesome hubby).

Everything "we" build is designed with my ability to access it in mind, so i can get to the coop nest boxes from the outside, and from my wheelchair, for example.

We are selling at the market, making as much from my baking (bread and herb infused sweets) as the veggies, but now with tomatoes fully in that will be the main focus.

Really were trying it out this year to see if how we like it, and if it is sustainable (for my hubby)
... so much work. So far we love it.

But even if we decide to scale back, we'll still produce our own food using sustainavle, responsible practices.

And we will grow our farmstead by adding a few pigs, a few cows, and bee hives next year.

It might take us two years to finish the house, but we're fortunate to have a fully functional (mostly) rv that meets our needs as we make steady progress : )

Coop pic was before the nest boxes were added and it still doesn't have the pallet siding finished, lol.

 

[CapricornFarm]

If you're in northern kentucky i'll happily share patty pans and cushaws - today I had my hubby grating up as many as he could into 2 cup portions to freeze for zucchini bread. There is still a PILE of them in the cold room, tho!

But maybe you meant you wanted a condemned area sign, lol.

Southwestern Va here.

 

[Taote]

My son would love it extra spicy! Personally, I'm kind of a baby, and can't handle too much heat. I could always split the batch (if I make some) and throw some habeneros in his...

If you really want to make it I'll dig out our recipe - it's a good one, based on requests we get for it every year.

 

[CapricornFarm]

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We bought the land last fall, and are building our house as time and $ permit. This is slow going in part because we get things to a point where it's safe (like, house sheathed and roof on), then move to next priority (coop so we would get eggs this year), then onto raised beds with plastic stretched over - two fields about 3/4 an acre total.

It's also slow going because I'm in a wheelchair most days so when I say we I mean he (my awesome hubby).

Everything "we" build is designed with my ability to access it in mind, so i can get to the coop nest boxes from the outside, and from my wheelchair, for example.

We are selling at the market, making as much from my baking (bread and herb infused sweets) as the veggies, but now with tomatoes fully in that will be the main focus.

Really were trying it out this year to see if how we like it, and if it is sustainable (for my hubby)
... so much work. So far we love it.

But even if we decide to scale back, we'll still produce our own food using sustainavle, responsible practices.

And we will grow our farmstead by adding a few pigs, a few cows, and bee hives next year.

It might take us two years to finish the house, but we're fortunate to have a fully functional (mostly) rv that meets our needs as we make steady progress : )

Coop pic was before the nest boxes were added and it still doesn't have the pallet siding finished, lol.

You are working wonders! At least our log cabin has only minor work left to do. They were very slack building it, you could see out between some of the logs. And we had bees under the eaves and there are bats in the roof. No laundry pipe to dispose of water or no place to hook up or put a big dryer. Husband had to cut a big hole through the log for a vent and we got an apartment dryer. No garden, i have clay soil so i have to add a lot of amendments to it. I plan to have chickens and goats when their shelters are ready. Already have guinea keets , two rabbits, two dogs, one cat and 3 kittens. Just ordered two storage sheds, one for the Mule and lawn mower and one as a workshop. Had the driveway fixed and a big area filled and levelled to put the sheds on. Husband has made trails down to the river so we can drive around our 12 acres. So many big trees! We love it!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I need some advice. I have the opportunity to adopt two cockatoos and a blue headed pionus. I really want them, but I have to work on the man of the house.
Help me!! Please

Um, one cockatoo is a lot to handle, having had both sulphur crested and Mollucan Cockatoos. Are you sure you want all that at once? They are very noisy and the dust gets everywhere. I loved my Moluccan, but the screaming was awful. And she bit my ear and made it bleed when she was on my shoulder. Now i can't wear an earring there until i get it pierced again. I have had birds since 1972. Sometimed less is better. Pionus are nice quiet birds.

 

[Taote]

You are working wonders! At least our log cabin has only minor work left to do. They were very slack building it, you could see out between some of the logs. And we had bees under the eaves and there are bats in the roof. No laundry pipe to dispose of water or no place to hook up or put a big dryer. Husband had to cut a big hole through the log for a vent and we got an apartment dryer. No garden, i have clay soil so i have to add a lot of amendments to it. I plan to have chickens and goats when their shelters are ready. Already have guinea keets , two rabbits, two dogs, one cat and 3 kittens. Just ordered two storage sheds, one for the Mule and lawn mower and one as a workshop. Had the driveway fixed and a big area filled and levelled to put the sheds on. Husband has made trails down to the river so we can drive around our 12 acres. So many big trees! We love it!

You're doing well to have weathered the difficulties you've encountered. What you haven't already overcome, you're planning solutions for with a level head.

I sometimes have tough days when this all seems overwhelming, but all it takes is a trip to the top of our "little mountain" to see the sun setting over our farmstead and I feel better, or at least I feel strong enough to weather whatever it was that brought me down.

 

[CapricornFarm]

What i meant to say about our land not having a garden was that it had no garden when we got here. But i have a garden i planted late. Taote, i hope you will keep us posted on your progress.

 

[Taote]

Likewise, Capricorn Farms -

Jen

 

[Lazy Farmer]

send me one please

Send me 3!! pretty please...

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Um, one cockatoo is a lot to handle, having had both sulphur crested and Mollucan Cockatoos. Are you sure you want all that at once? They are very noisy and the dust gets everywhere. I loved my Moluccan, but the screaming was awful. And she bit my ear and made it bleed when she was on my shoulder. Now i can't wear an earring there until i get it pierced again. I have had birds since 1972. Sometimed less is better. Pionus are nice quiet birds.