Comments on: We’re hard at work on our new addition, racing winter http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2008/08/11/were-hard-at-work-on-our-new-addition-racing-winter/ Everything you ever wanted to know about homesteading. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:21:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Lyn http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2008/08/11/were-hard-at-work-on-our-new-addition-racing-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2821 Lyn Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:03:42 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=259#comment-2821 Sorry - I just get soooooo excited! Sorry - I just get soooooo excited!

]]> By: jackie clay http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2008/08/11/were-hard-at-work-on-our-new-addition-racing-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2820 jackie clay Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:48:37 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=259#comment-2820 Lyn, Would you please send your questions via the Ask Jackie part of the blog? I'm not supposed to answer them here and would like to help you out. Jackie Lyn,

Would you please send your questions via the Ask Jackie part of the blog? I’m not supposed to answer them here and would like to help you out.

Jackie

]]> By: Lyn http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2008/08/11/were-hard-at-work-on-our-new-addition-racing-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2819 Lyn Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=259#comment-2819 Jackie that IS good news about the home canned foods!! Especially now that the vacation will eventually turn into a homestead! We just bought some raw land at 6400 feet in the Garnet Mtns. We plan to spend a couple summers out there building our homestead before we move out there full time. I'd like to begin planting fruit trees and berries so they will be producing well by the time we make the big move. Any suggestions about what and how to plant. We are fortunate - we have a west facing slope and a few nice springs that were still bubbling in August of this year. What are your thoughts on free range cattle, deer and bear in the area munching on the new plants? We can fence the area like we have the areas where the sprins are bubbling. Do you think it's be much of a deterrent? Also, I read that you have a regular propane and a wood stove. We are concerned about using our wood stove in MT in the summer because of the risk if a spark causing a fire. How did/ do you handle your cooking? The mountain folks we've met don't start a fire at all until the snow flies. Sounds reasonable, but the small fire on the cookstove making coffe in the morning would warm a chilly cabin....Is there an option they have missed? Thanks again for all you do! Jackie that IS good news about the home canned foods!! Especially now that the vacation will eventually turn into a homestead! We just bought some raw land at 6400 feet in the Garnet Mtns. We plan to spend a couple summers out there building our homestead before we move out there full time. I’d like to begin planting fruit trees and berries so they will be producing well by the time we make the big move. Any suggestions about what and how to plant. We are fortunate - we have a west facing slope and a few nice springs that were still bubbling in August of this year.
What are your thoughts on free range cattle, deer and bear in the area munching on the new plants? We can fence the area like we have the areas where the sprins are bubbling. Do you think it’s be much of a deterrent?
Also, I read that you have a regular propane and a wood stove. We are concerned about using our wood stove in MT in the summer because of the risk if a spark causing a fire. How did/ do you handle your cooking? The mountain folks we’ve met don’t start a fire at all until the snow flies. Sounds reasonable, but the small fire on the cookstove making coffe in the morning would warm a chilly cabin….Is there an option they have missed? Thanks again for all you do!

]]> By: Ruth Dixon http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/2008/08/11/were-hard-at-work-on-our-new-addition-racing-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2817 Ruth Dixon Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:50:56 +0000 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/JackieClay/?p=259#comment-2817 Wow, the new addition looks great. I think it's funny that we moved last year from 900 square feet to 2100 square feet and I'm already out of room. I'm curious though, about building permits? What do they run where you live and how hard are they to get? Wow, the new addition looks great. I think it’s funny that we moved last year from 900 square feet to 2100 square feet and I’m already out of room. I’m curious though, about building permits? What do they run where you live and how hard are they to get?

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