Summer Break as a kid was amazing. Summer break meant no school, time to do whatever you wanted, and great weather for swimming. The only thing that held us back was the lack of transportation. As an adult, I have not had a summer break since college. When I joined the military, my summers wereContinue reading “Path to Homestead: Summer Break”
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Path to Homestead: Sprouting up
It is Spring, and it is time to get up on the farm. We are not outside the last frost risk. After Mother’s Day, we can start sowing seeds directly and transplanting our sprouts. It is time to start sprouts and to prepare the farm for the growing season. Sprouts! Preparation for the season includesContinue reading “Path to Homestead: Sprouting up”
Path to Homestead: Planning Soil Amendment
Clay soil with a pH of 6.8-7 is what we are starting with. Rainy seasons cause sticky mud and draught creates pottery. The plants crave more from their soil (“it’s got electrolytes!”). The ingredients of soil are sand, silt, clay, and humus. Sand is larger than clay particles and allows water to drain but notContinue reading “Path to Homestead: Planning Soil Amendment”
Path to Homestead Part 3 (Garden and Harvest Stuff)
This first post is both for my own reference and to chronicle the thought processes, events, choices made, and lessons learned while developing our garden and livestock. The next post in a week will detail the home and barns. There are a million ways to plant crops from raised beds and direct sowing to aquaponics.Continue reading “Path to Homestead Part 3 (Garden and Harvest Stuff)”
Path to Homestead – Part Deux
As the drops of precipitation fell on my hoodie, a thought dawned; water is life, but it also rots wood and erodes foundations. A 100+-year-old farmhouse was stronger at the beginning of this trip than on my first trip. The first trip yielded gutters, sump pumps, and foundation work. The foundation project continues, and weContinue reading “Path to Homestead – Part Deux”
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