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Tools and Goals 2008
To Do 2008:
put seed order togetherpull roosters from laying flockset up breeding flocksstart microgreensbegin sproutingstart seedlingscontinue watering in tunnelclean up strawberriesmove berriesfinish fencingfinish painting barnplant treesschedule pig butcherorder egg cartonslearn to shear sheepshear sheep- buy ram
- buy buck
feelers for Dexter Jersey heiferJules' rabbitsorder beesbuild bee hives- learn to make goat's milk soap
use the pressure cannerplant more medicinal plants- learn to make tinctures and infusions
- harvest more wild edibles
continue working on hedgerows- rework front yard into edible/ medicinal garden
- learn to tan hides
learn to use our drop spindlelearn to felt- save seeds √√
second high tunnel- make Navajo spindles
round bale contacts- well pump
Tools for 2008:
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air tight storage bins for larder - bike
butcher knifebutter molds- candle molds
- canoe
cheese press- dutch oven
- Foxfire series
- hand-pump or solar well
herbal preparation guideshot water bottlesice cream makerirrigation linesLittle House on the Praire series
(Thanks Maggie!)meatgrinder/ sausage stuffermilk machine- mortar and pestle
- Nutrimill grain mill
pressure canner- tanning tools and guides
water tankswind up led flashlights/ headlampswool cardersYogotherm small cooler instead
6 comments:
You did awesome this year! I can only check 3 or 4 things off of my list. But 2009 will be much better!
Danielle, great job in 2008! Everyone should be very proud -that's quite a lot of work (and fun!). I live in northern VT on a "micro diversified farm", he he. Other than the CSA, we do many of the same things and share the self sufficiency goals. I'll be working on my master lists for 2009 myself soon. I really enjoy reading your blog - thanks for taking the time to write for us :)
Wow. You were busy this year :)
I have a blog typing question for you.
How do you make the checkmarks you have after some of your items?
Thanks guys!
Christy, my goodness, I imagine your 2009 will be better—you were in such a holding pattern with the move that it made getting anything done nearly impossible! Limbo is incredibly draining.
Thanks Susannah. I used to think I wanted to live in New England. Now, I'm such a cold-wuss that I'm about as far north as I want to be. Besides, I love my growing season! I'm always so impressed by folks who grow in the cold parts of the country.
Woolysheep: I code my own lists using html. I don't like the blogger list widget because I can't do stuff like cross out or check off. The cross out is del and /del and the checks, which are really square roots, is & #8730; but without the space between the & and the #.
Folks can also code the degree symbol by using & deg; again without the space.
Hope that helps!
Geesh, that & is supposed to be an ampersand, but it looks really wacky.
Thanks for the tips!
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