- Find a place to grow lots and lots of things, ideally less than 20 minutes away from my house, something like half an acre, and free (or nearly so) to rent.
- Work there intensively on Mondays and Wednesdays.
- Work intensively on my home garden on Tuesdays.
- Watch my nieces on Thursdays.
- Harvest and prep everything for market on Fridays.
- Bake Friday evenings, using as much stuff I've grown as possible.
- Sell on Saturday mornings, preferably at the Saint Paul Farmer's Market.
- Enlist family and friends and anyone who's willing to help with special projects at the tiny-farm on Sunday mornings (in exchange for a good lunch).
Here are some other things I'd like to do next year:
- Take care of six layer hens in my back yard.
- Can things!!! I would love to sell jam and pickles at the market.
- Help my aunt and uncle start a garden at their new lake home.
- Make a very small scale tree nursery in my backyard. The idea is to have a good number of fruit and nut trees established and then plant them wherever we end up buying land.
- Start working on a tiny house!!! This was Aaron's suggestion, and I absolutely love it. We'll build it on a trailer that can sit in the parking spot next to our garage. When it's done, we can bring it wherever we end up buying land.
- Do yoga every day. This was the intention I set for 2014, and I have not done well at making it a priority. I need to make more time for this because farming is hard on my body. I won't wait until 2015.
I'll help with special projects at the tiny-farm on Sunday mornings in exchange for a good lunch!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you're having a wonderful experience on the farm, following your bliss. :)
April
Thanks, April!!! Hope you're having a wonderful summer.
DeleteThere needs to be a like button for this post! I love that you know what you want and are working on it! Yay :)
ReplyDeleteI like your plan and would love to help in any way I can! <3
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