by Elizabeth
The great thing about running a farm is that it really satisfies those of us with an energetic (read: totally obsessive), gotta-stay-busy personality type. The To-Do List is always abundantly full of tasks - especially this spring as we were transforming a plot of pasture into our beautiful new Five Foot Farm site. We would finish one project and immediately start thinking of the next 5 jobs. It's was awesome... and we're so glad it's done.
Now that it's fall and our harvest schedule has slowed we thought it would be fun to put our feet up and look over our Done List - all of the huge things that we accomplished this spring!
As first generation farmers we didn't know jack about how to do most of these things when we started last year. We are super grateful for our encouraging mentors who offered excellent advice and help every step of the way.
The great thing about running a farm is that it really satisfies those of us with an energetic (read: totally obsessive), gotta-stay-busy personality type. The To-Do List is always abundantly full of tasks - especially this spring as we were transforming a plot of pasture into our beautiful new Five Foot Farm site. We would finish one project and immediately start thinking of the next 5 jobs. It's was awesome... and we're so glad it's done.
Now that it's fall and our harvest schedule has slowed we thought it would be fun to put our feet up and look over our Done List - all of the huge things that we accomplished this spring!
As first generation farmers we didn't know jack about how to do most of these things when we started last year. We are super grateful for our encouraging mentors who offered excellent advice and help every step of the way.
build a hoop house
From scratch! No kits. It turned out great. This is where we grew our starts and trialed hoop house tomatoes and peppers in the ground.
Keep the Deer Out
7.5 foot deer fence built without pressure treated wood. The deer do laps around it.
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Get Electricity
From the barn, under the driveway, across the farm and to the shed.
Fix the TillerBrand new bearings. | Build a Pump ShedBest (and only) $50 shed we've ever built. |
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Then Till, Till, Till
Hours. And hours. Breaking down the pasture. We learned that good music was a necessity.
Feed the soil!
Compost piles, organic amendments, cover crops and our tricked out new compost tea brewer.
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Get Storage and shadeHalf local prefab shed, half home built packing shed lean to.  | And another hoop houseOur first caterpillar tunnel (is awesome!). We're about to start on another this fall.  |
And that was just the beginning! Stay tuned for detailed accounts of our hoop house construction and other projects on the farm.
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