I let this blog lapse last year. I will try to catch up.
Currently we are in the process of completing the greenhouse that we had started. I've had all the materials but completing the top of the geodesic has been problematic as this is 14 feet high and my husband and I realized that we are height challenged!
So we're diving in this next Monday to get this completed and have a place to start all of our seedlings.
We're also looking at re-using what used to be a playhouse on stilts. This was here prior to our buying the place and it is too old to be safe for any children- but we're looking at ways to move it to the ground and the back of the property to make it into a chicken coop.
We had a setback last year when Opal (our first goat) died- She wasn't young when we got her, however she quickly became a member of the family. This was a painful time for all of us as we looked forward to visiting with her first thing in the morning.
Along a positive note: We currently have two goats- Mable and Mush and they are due to kid, one the last week of March and one the first week of April. They are young and energetic and have distinct personalities. I have to admit- when we were looking for additional goats- we used Opal as the 'rule of thumb' as we missed her so much.
We're looking at making our planting garden a little closer together- we were using double row areas with 3 1/2 foot spaces between them. This was so we could put a wheel barrow thru the areas. However I realized that I never really needed to use the wheelbarrows down the rows as the rows are only 30 feet long. So we are preparing the rows with only 2 feet in between. This will allow us to get more plants in- currently we're looking at putting in as our main garden 12 double rows of 30 feet each. We still have several other areas for gardening- for herbs, asparagus and strawberries.
More later with pictures to follow
Sandra
