[8BitFarm]

dlskidmore: we got here ahead of schedule, we figured we’d never find a place we could afford, but if you’re willing to live in a crappy house that smells like old nasty carpeting, and take on a major barn rehab, you too can live the dream!
Have you heard anything about what the state is planning to do with the preserved land around Hemlock lake that it just bought from Rochester?

[8BitFarm]

Thanks for all the welcomes everybody!

Leslie, we’re in Hemlock NY, so a little ways off from you. I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one “working small”. I’d love see some pics of your pony if you have any. I’m trying to find some of my guy where he looks a little respectable. I have none of him working since I was always at the lines and usually alone at the old farm. Also, any thoughts on where to pick up a good sturdy farm harness for a little guy in this part of the world?

[8BitFarm]

plans for the farm at the moment are to rehab the pastures, keep plugging away at the market garden(maybe next year we’ll do the whole “market” part ;0) and get my little horse home from his vacation in Ohio(long story short, we moved from Philly where he was boarded at the farm I worked at, we had no land to put him on, then we had a kid, and now we have the farm but the barn needs tlc and we have another kid coming so it’ll be spring ’11 when the horse gets here..)
In the mean time, I’m learning about the wide world of chickens and geese(and how very amusing they are!) and how much I enjoy living the farm life with my husband and son and our gang.
Eventually, sooner rather than later, we’d like to ad some fiber sheep and a jersey cow, and if we hit the lotto and can find some, a nice team of ardennes horses (or maybe brabants since they’re more available).

So what do you do on your farm?

[8BitFarm]

hi there! I’m 29, can I still be “young folk” for another little while? :0)

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