small wonders

 Just a few snapshots to show for our weekend on the homestead- it was spent discussing and planning and working out ideas, gathering supplies and getting going on a few projects. We are really excited to be diving in more to our farming this year, with more crops out in the garden, a few more chicks to add to our laying flock, some new plans for the root cellar, starting more of our own seedlings, planting out earlier with some crops, and having 2 piggies (!) to dig up the two big garden sections on the property that have gone to weeds over the last couple years in order to plant a larger garden and berry patch next year. We'll see how it all goes, but it is all feeling quite exciting right now. 

We whitewashed a back out-building that has formally held turkeys, to house our piggies for the time being while the gardens melt off and it warms up enough to have them pastured there. This is all very new to us, we feel pretty inexperienced, but we are reading a ton and asking lots of questions of local farmers who are being very generous with their thoughts and advice. We'll start with these pigs and see where things lead. The boys are petitioning hard for bunnies (and a bunny tractor) as well as goats, ducks, sheep, horses, donkeys and anything else that strikes their fancy. My mom has been giggling about her daughter the former ardent vegan becoming a pig farmer. ahem. You never know where life will lead or what path might feel right to walk down, do you?

I hope your weekends were full of good projects and happy surprises, friends.