In what seems like a crazy step towards growing and feeding our family with our own hands this year we are renting a small plot of farmland, we named it Red Bird Farm.
Knowing our family's limitations we are happily sharing the space with friends, another able family that is taking a leap too. Storage vegetables is the idea, dried beans, squash, onions, pumpkins, beets, carrots and potatoes.
We're renting the space, 1/4 acre, from another waaayyyyy able friends who've bought 80 acres outside of Madison.
We met out there last night to plant & plot out the garden, play a few tunes and chase after the children. We got the 7 rows of potatoes in before the rain, leaving the onions for another day.
I love the collaborative nature of this project. Feeling like it's totally ok if we fail but what a great way to spend one evening a week out in the country, on our tiny farm. I just hope the kids remember this.
updates all summer I hope.
4 comments:
I can't wait for updates as the summer passes on RBF. I just finished Animal, Vegetable, Miracle so I definitely tip my hat to you! I also hope the music helps things grow, I bet it will.
Love the guys playing music and Oscar with his arm around Todd's leg-like he's a tree.
Great rehab on that wheel barrow.
How cool! (can they come play music to my garden? Please?)
Wow!? Wait a go! Love the name and like Melissa I can't wait to see more photos as things grow!
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