after I bought a new-used tractor this past fall I think that I am obligated to give my farm a name and call it started. here's what I've got at this point in time towards being self-sufficient;a strawbale house, a piece of land that's mine in all but deed, a new/used tractor, my first seed order is slowly arriving, and I'v absolutely no experience growing things.
I'm choosing to view the fact that I only know about farming and other homesteady activities as an advantage, I figure that it just means that I will have less of a bias towards doing things one way or another. If I'm not caught up in my own traditions than hopefully I'll be able evolve my own farming practices more effectively. although I might just be telling that to myself in order to feel less nervous about the vast amount of work that this whole thing is going to end up being.
My current list for stuff to do through to this fall:
tapping maple trees
get a land line to the house - for internet and so I can get rid of my personal radiation device
Raising three pigs
slaughtering and butchering said pigs
keeping bees - hopefully with out getting covered in bees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-tl6GBOBo&feature=related
making three hoop houses - one for a workshop, one for the tractor, and one for a winter garden
clearing trees for the garden
planting walnut trees
starting a winter garden and sowing cover crops on the rest of the garden area
finish the outside trim work on the house
cut and split wood for next winter
that's all I can think of at the moment though I'm sure there is more. so that it then the official start of my farm as far as internet is concerned, here's to gettin in over you head... and staying there.
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