Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Imaginary farm schedule

I enjoyed every hour I spent making this thing, which will probably turn out to have been time wasted. But it really was fun to imagine and plot out my schedule for next spring/summer/fall.


At the moment (I reserve every right to change my mind), here's what I feel like I would like to do next year:
  • 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.

4 comments:

  1. I'll help with special projects at the tiny-farm on Sunday mornings in exchange for a good lunch!!!

    It looks like you're having a wonderful experience on the farm, following your bliss. :)

    April

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    1. Thanks, April!!! Hope you're having a wonderful summer.

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  2. There needs to be a like button for this post! I love that you know what you want and are working on it! Yay :)

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  3. I like your plan and would love to help in any way I can! <3

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