Farm Project update

I feel pretty good today and want to ruin that. I figure, the best way to ruin my mood is to list all the projects that we have not completed this summer. Then maybe improve it again by running through what we have done.

Not done:

• Greenhouse

  • Currently my biggest failure. Probably wasn't a good plan to begin this project with a broken shoulder. There is something truly humbling about failure. The last workday on the greenhouse we were attempting to get the king beam in place. It did not work, however our last attempt did snap the rebar and knock the frame off the supports. We will get it right...someday.

• plastic shed

  • We were given a 12x15 plastic shed. We have completed a pallet platform to build it on, but we have not erected the shed.

• Firewood

  • Not a single stick is stacked.

• Wood Stove

  • Our all nighter needs to be cleaned.

  • the stove pipe needs to be cleaned

  • stove pipe needs to be secured to chimney in a manner that will better facilitate cleaning during the burning season.

• water heater stove pipe attachment

  • We have all the fittings and copper tubing and valves and pumps to create a baseboard heater bypass so we don't need the oil boiler.

• On-demand water heater

  • We need to buy a propane on demand and install it.

• Horse run-in shed.

  • With the horses kicked off the Aunt's land, the horses need new shelter.

• Slaughter

  • Pigs and sheep need to get off the hoof and into the freezer.

  • Chickens are about a month away from slaughter size