The idea for this blog started in April, when we moved in to our house and immediately started tilling soil, burning a huge burn pile, planting vegetables and otherwise cleaning house. It is now the end of August, and we finally have time to sit down and write, upon the encouragement of our faithful family, friends, neighbors and supporting customers. That first month we tilled soil with a rototiller and moved the chickens in to do their work scratching weeds and fertilizing. We planted small spaces as we moved the chickens around, built two hoop houses (cold-frame green houses), dug out a parking space, and weeded like crazy. Luckily for us, spring was very long and slow to bring summer and and gave us a chance to plant those things that typically would have been in the ground too late. A lot of progress has been made since then, and we are discovering and learning new things all the time. We have learned and taught each other and others about soil, insects, and growing seasons and about construction, tractors and tools. We have also practiced patience, diligence and put in long days. Why are we doing all of this? More about that later.
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