Our Homestead – The First Year

 

We moved from our large home in the suburbs to a smaller home in the country(ish). And we love it! We have discovered so many things we love about this life! More time for Nature, Art, and Creativity to name a few! So I thought I’d keep a log of what we are doing each year to add to our little (acre and a half) homestead.

Year One (2016):

• House Finished – We learned a lot of lessons here.  Most of them really hard. But, we survived and can easily say, it was worth all of the trial and error.
• Yard Leveled
• Sprinklers Installed
• 24 Trees Planted (Pine and Maple) around perimeter
• Grass Planted
• 34 Bushes Planted (boxwood, lilac, peony, holly, rose)
• One Tree Chopped Down
• Established Garden Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goals for 2017:

• Thuja Green Giant trees planted on north and south side of property to make a natural privacy fence
• Plant fruit trees (plum, pear, peach, apple, cherry, apricot)
• Clear out back area of junk trees etc. to make room for animals/chickens!
• Build Chicken Coop
• Plant more bushes
• Plant Zinnias, bulbs
• Build Garden Boxes – first year for a garden
• Plant grapes (concord and eating grapes)
• Plant raspberries, strawberries, blackberries