Happy New Year 2019!
Another year gone by so fast. We started strong in the beginning of the year, but to be honest got burned out by mid summer. Health issues, full time jobs, etc. got in the way. But although we took a break and didn't accomplish everything on the never ending list, we still learned new things and I'm satisfied with that. Here's to a productive 2019!
Accomplishments of 2018:
Tapped maples for maple syrup
Pruned fruit trees & berry bushes
Small vegetable garden -potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, garlic
Protected blueberries from birds/deer
Harvested & preserved fruits & vegetables
Pear/apple cider
Strawberry Rhubarb jam
Plum jam
Calendula Salve
Paint living room, kitchen and pink wall
Planted Asparagus, Strawberries, Chestnuts, Plum, Paw paws, Goumi, Elderberry, Currants, Gooseberry, Jostaberry, Jerusalem Artichoke, Echinacea, Bee Balm, Hyssop
Bonus
Flagstone patio & pathways
Bought a used truck
Kombucha
Things we didn't get to this year
Switch pellet stove to wood stove
Drainage ditch for road
Rain catchment system using IBC totes
Raised beds
Compost bins
Dog composting area
Buy generator
Plant nursery
So our goals for 2019 are to finish what we didn't get to in 2018, as well as:
Mushroom logs
Chop firewood
Temporary fence
Living fence
Start trail building
Tap maples for maple syrup
Prune fruit trees & berry bushes
Mulch fruit trees & berry bushes
Compost tea sprays for orchard 3x
Mulch last 2 patches in food forest
Mulch evergreen hedge and windbreak
Plant perennial layer of forest garden
Vegetable garden
Harvest & preserve fruits & vegetables
Forage for food & medicine
Highlights of 2018
