Firewood!

     Woodshed was nearly empty. I will need to purchase about 3 cords of firewood to get started. I will also begin cutting the freshly fallen oak, apple & walnut wood around the farm for a future supply. I have been advised that I will need around 5 to 6 cords of firewood per year.
     I purchased my first cord (seasoned black walnut) from a firewood producer at $404/cord. Very pricey, I think. Oak not available right now. I will buy a cord of seasoned oak next month, and a cord of something else the month after that. Meanwhile, I will try to cut some of the fallen oak around the farm each day. At 72 years old, I can only manage a small amount at a time. No worries, though. What I lack in strength and endurance, I compensate with tenacity!

Old Orchard Farm: DREAMS & HOPE

Old Orchard Farm: DREAMS & HOPE: I am reviving an old family farmstead. My grandparents farmed this 50 acre, mostly forested, hilly plot of land from the mid 1940s until the...

DREAMS & HOPE

I am reviving an old family farmstead. My grandparents farmed this 50 acre, mostly forested, hilly plot of land from the mid 1940s until the l980s. My husband and I purchased the farmstead from my grandparents in 1979, but never really had the chance to to spend more than a week at a time here because of the demands of our careers. 

I have always longed for the opportunity to live full-time on this farm. There are very old apple and walnut trees waiting for care or removal; new fruit trees to plant; a large garden (consisting of seeds, and tiny seedlings) to plant and maintain. I have 3 speckled baby Barred Rock chicks on order, and due to be shipped to me on May 1st.

My dream is to transform this old place into a living, working farm.