New Chicks.

We have so many projects I can't even begin to list them all.  Tom is on his way from Idaho with his friend Tom bringing our possessions which were parked there for the last 4 years.  

Bebe walks with us like she's a dog in the morning.

She finds the pond for the first time.

I had to pick up some chicks locally.  There are 6 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Ameraucanas 

They are getting acquainted with each other.

More chicks to come.  I have my eye on some rare breeds.  When I decide which ones I'll post.

The First Few Days.

We have arrived and been exploring our new homestead.  Sam and Coffee love the pond.  We walk every morning rain or shine.  The first place they go is to the pond to check if there are any ducks. 

A beautiful still morning....

Really can't beat this view.

These are my bees.  I plan on having several hives.  Gotta start somewhere.

Some of you may remember Anastasia (renamed Bebe) because she responds when I say come on baby!  She was the cat at the Organic Farm in Texas.  Well we stopped to say hi and she jumped in my arms.  She wouldn't leave me and hung on with her claws dug into my shoulder.  She made the trip from Texas to Kentucky like princess.  Now she is our farm kitty.  She is in charge of ridding the property of all mice.  From of the looks of things she is taking her job seriously.  

This is our new Hay rake.  We'll be gathering the grass for use later for our sheep, goats and cows.  When we get them.

Stayed tuned for this transformation.  This will turn into our Chicken Mobile.  Which we will move around the farm so the chickens have fresh grass and bugs to feast on.

Had to put in a mailbox.  This place has never had one.  I guess it's real.

Navigating a New Path

The time has come to transition to a new path.  

Our plan when starting this adventure in the RV over 3 years ago was to find someplace to retire, just what we were going to do in retirement was still a little fuzzy.  During our adventure we saw many beautiful places, met some wonderful people and ate some darn good food.  So much so we both need to eat grass for a few months to lose some of this extra baggage.  Anyway, on the road my food allergies flared and I found some information about farm raised seafood I didn't know.  Like they feed seafood a pellet made out of mostly corn.  I found this out when eating seafood on the Gulf Coast and got a raging migraine for 3 days.  Tom finally realized this whole allergy thing was truly for real and our discussions about Organic Farming began.  That is how we came to find the land we now call our own.

We will start with feeding ourselves and work into doing Farmers Markets, possibly a farm store and becoming an organic producer for local restaurants and co op markets if possible.  

The new focus of this blog will be toward the building of our farm and new life.  Becoming self sustainable, practicing organic farming, and making most of our own goods.  Tom will do the planning of buildings, fencing and all things mechanical. We will both do the animals, planting, and picking.  I will do the recipes, canning and soap making.  This will be more than a full time job I know but really what else is there to do but enjoy this beautiful earth.  We hope to give back to our community and be an asset to our neighbors.  

So the adventure begins....

We hope you'll follow us in this new chapter of our lives.  Maybe we can all learn a little something along the way.