Will baled up the hay he cut down on our steer pasture below the goat pasture. And out of that used-to-be-swampy, brushy patch of ground, we got 50 square bales of beautiful birdsfoot trefoil hay. And just as we finished getting the last bale into the barn it started raining cats and dogs! Hooray, we’re done haying! And now we are starting to split up wood to put into the storage barn and back porch.
But between jobs, we took time to host a homesteader potluck. My friend, Dara, came up with the idea a month ago and we each invited a few like-minded friends. What a fun day that was! Everyone brought great food and we all sat around chatting, sharing gardening tips, seed varieties, and other homestead stuff. Will and I gave the “tour” of our place and several friends harvested left-over tomatoes, sun chokes, and other crops for seed for their own gardens next year. We’ve decided to do it in the spring and fall because it was so enjoyable.
We’re enjoying a beautiful Indian summer and the fall colors are gorgeous! I just hope it lasts for a while so we can get caught up! — Jackie
Sheryl,
Yes it does! We love to stock up our animals “pantry” as much as we do our own.
Dan,
That piece of ground was “wet” but wouldn’t have been classified as wetland. Here in Northern Minnesota, a whole lot of land is pretty wet. After all, we’re the “Land of 10,000 lakes”. After disking up and seeding, the wet went away and we now have a dry field with no ditching or draining.
Doesn’t it make you feel so good to get all that wonderful hay from your own efforts? And to put it in the barn and add to your winter supplies is a great feeling. I just love being prepared and self sufficient!
Dan, this was previously logged over land. I am not sure, but it is doubtful that it would have been included in wetlands legislation. just my thoughts……
Congrats on the new field! Did you have to get any state wetland permits to turn that swamp into pasture, or do they leave you alone that far out in the backwoods?
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