Seasonal Goals – 2010 Thru 2011
This list below is an ongoing seasonal to-do list around here. By ‘ongoing’, I mean that it is not finished and subject to change. These are some of the smaller projects that will help us reach our long-term goals for the next two years.
Fall 2010 (NOW!)
- Cut more fire wood
- Finish painting the fence
- Spread lime on pasture and garden
- Finish winterizing house
- Fix chicken watering buckets
- Process turkey and roosters
- Kill and process 1 large doe for freezer
- Put in fence to keep livestock out of creek
Winter 2010/2011
- Prune all trees and vines
- Gather enough locus poles for garden fence
- Start clearing hillside for orchard
- Clean out pantry area for canning supplies
Spring 2011
- Digg post holes for garden fencing
- Start plants
- Put up garden fence
- Start garden
Summer 2011
- Build dehydrating rack
Fall 2011
- Can and Freeze Lotsa Food (all summer and fall)
Winter 20011
Related posts:
- It’s Been a Good Season: Now Our Big Goals for 2011 and 2012
- Chicken Nesting Box Give-Away at Life on a Southern Farm: Ends 5-19-2010
- Shockley’s Old-Timey Festival 2010
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What’s wrong with your watering buckets?
I’m so glad to see you breaking the big list into smaller lists! I’ll be curious to hear in a few months whether the system is helping you stay sane.
Anna – the nipples are fine (gawd I wish I could call them something else) but the buckets keep cracking around where I screw them in. I have to add some silicone around the cracks to keep it sealed.
You might be better off starting with new buckets, then setting them in the sun to warm before drilling the holes. I’ve noticed that cracks tend to start at the drilling stage, even if you don’t see them.
We probably should have reenvisioned the name of the nipples when we first started marketing, shouldn’t we?