This week I was pretty beat up from moving concrete and digging holes. My mother-in-law helped with the concrete, and Ashley did what she could but being pregnant kept her from helping with any lifting. So most of the week I spent looking for a few lighter duty projects. I still needed to keep up […]
Clearing the Property and a New Road
We have 10 acres around our little homestead, but we’ve had a hard time getting it cleared and getting access to the entire place. We fixed it this weekend. We completely brush hogged the entire property, we left all the trees and any saplings. And we also have a ravine in the back that cuts […]
Adding a Carport
On our little homestead we have this really great barn and we are slowly adding lots of equipment that we need to take care of our growing farm. The problem I’m having right now is that our barn is filled up with a tractor, lawn mower, and just generally packed in there. Initially the roof […]
A new Golf Cart
So over the last few months we keep adding more and more around our homestead. We have aquaponics over there, a barn over here, chickens and goats going down there. I even set up a deer feeder on the very back of the property for bringing in some deer for hunting season. I’ve discovered that […]
Status Update on the Tractor
A couple months ago we bought a tractor. We just needed something larger to be able to take care of the 10 acres we live on. It’s a 1947 Ford 8N. An oldie but a goodie. Unfortunately, I’m not that skilled at driving tractors. I thought I could pull a pole out of the ground […]