clawhammerdan
01-11-2007, 09:20 AM
of homesteading, and what features does/will your homestead contain?
I used to live in a log cabin almost 30 years ago. I had ten acres, but worked almost 40 miles from my cabin. Hence no time for livestock. The ground was mostly wooded. I enjoyed hunting for morel (mushrooms) , hunting , and fishing. Now that I am retired, my wife and I have acquired 15 acres, and we built a small log cabin on it. The land is quite hilly and there is about 70% meadow and 30% woods. We were fortunate to have good road frontage, electricity, a spring, a well and two septic systems already in place. I'm not versatile at posting stuff on the computer, so when I learn, I'll try to share some pictures. Our cabin is 24x28. It has a full basement. (I'm in the process of finishing the basement now). The cabin has two bedrooms, a loft, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a great room. My wife and I currently mow almost 6 acres by hand. There are so many things we'd like to do, but either time or money fail to intersect frequently. I've been a reader of the Foxfire Books, and have some of the very first editions of Mother Earth News. Also have read many books by Bradford Angier and Ben Hunt. My wish for my homestead is to grow a nice garden (maybe 30x40) along with a 5x30 asparagus patch. I'd like to put in a half dozen dwarf apple trees, and begin growing grapes. My wife and I have made homebres in the past and that is something I'd like to get into once again, along with perhaps winemaking. She and I have had several years experience with urban gardening (30 x 40) where residents pay $30 / year for a plot. I'd also consider raising rabbits, earthworms, some chickens, and a goat or two. We both love to kayak, and fish, and I enjoy shooting especially with bow and black powder. We are both avid readers. Share with me what you'd like your place to include. I look forward to hearing about your dreams, as well. Good luck and PEACE.
I used to live in a log cabin almost 30 years ago. I had ten acres, but worked almost 40 miles from my cabin. Hence no time for livestock. The ground was mostly wooded. I enjoyed hunting for morel (mushrooms) , hunting , and fishing. Now that I am retired, my wife and I have acquired 15 acres, and we built a small log cabin on it. The land is quite hilly and there is about 70% meadow and 30% woods. We were fortunate to have good road frontage, electricity, a spring, a well and two septic systems already in place. I'm not versatile at posting stuff on the computer, so when I learn, I'll try to share some pictures. Our cabin is 24x28. It has a full basement. (I'm in the process of finishing the basement now). The cabin has two bedrooms, a loft, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a great room. My wife and I currently mow almost 6 acres by hand. There are so many things we'd like to do, but either time or money fail to intersect frequently. I've been a reader of the Foxfire Books, and have some of the very first editions of Mother Earth News. Also have read many books by Bradford Angier and Ben Hunt. My wish for my homestead is to grow a nice garden (maybe 30x40) along with a 5x30 asparagus patch. I'd like to put in a half dozen dwarf apple trees, and begin growing grapes. My wife and I have made homebres in the past and that is something I'd like to get into once again, along with perhaps winemaking. She and I have had several years experience with urban gardening (30 x 40) where residents pay $30 / year for a plot. I'd also consider raising rabbits, earthworms, some chickens, and a goat or two. We both love to kayak, and fish, and I enjoy shooting especially with bow and black powder. We are both avid readers. Share with me what you'd like your place to include. I look forward to hearing about your dreams, as well. Good luck and PEACE.