We were back in Michigan this past weekend. We tried to get onto the property- that didn’t work very well. We were in a small pick-up truck, because the car is still in the shop from a road-bed collision after Christmas. We thought, “maybe we can drive through the snow in four wheel drive!” Um. The snow was just too deep. We bottomed out the truck and managed to get pulled back out of the drive before we got really stuck.
So much for thoughts of trying to accomplish something on the property. That’s not going to happen until things melt a bit. And then it will be time for the muck boots!
I’m still working on the ideas for raising capital to get the farm started. We are hoping that in the next month or two we will have the condo in Chicago sold so we can start paying down some debt. That will free up lots of my current income so we can make a dent. I hope to have my money making plan put into action in February so I can order seed, seed starting supplies and compost.
I have been saving toilet paper tubes to turn into seed starters, and rubber bands from the mail for later in harvest to bundle veggies for sale. I’m also saving wire twist-ties because I am sure that they will come in handy on the farm.
We have also been contemplating which structure we will build first and what it needs to have. We figure a basic pole barn with living quarters, a bathroom with shower, and a small kitchen would be a good place to start.
