We determined that the best place to plant on our land happens to be where we still have a small stand of trees. MrLivingOurWay decided that he was going to purchases a chainsaw. Then he decided that he could fix up the one that my father gave him. This sounded like a good idea to me. It took a day to get out to town and purchase gas for the old chainsaw. It took another day to put gas in the chainsaw and start it up. MrLivingOurWay cut down one tree with it before it broke and we were back to square one. Today, we made the chain saw purchase we were trying to avoid.
It seems like a lot of farm planning is going that way. I can see it taking shape just a little at a time.
Things we've done:
- Determined where to plant
- Determined (some of) what to plant during the first year
- Purchased a chain saw to cut down trees
- Contact an agent to figure out what we need to do to apply for organic certification
- Actually get the land ready by plowing under stumps and adding nutrients to the soil
- Put up trellises
- Put up a fence
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Chain saws can waste your whole day but when everything goes right they do an enormous amount of work. I finally got my main Stihl MS270 working properly after 2 trips to the repair shop. My back up saw which is my father's 30 year old Stihl 028 is also finally working but I fixed it myself by putting electrical tape around the wires for some unknown reason. A main thing to keep them running is not to store them with any fuel in them as it gums the system as it gets old. Use fuel stabilizer or use the expensive Stihl oil which has it already. I cut about 25 truck loads a year for home heating and use a double bit ax to clear small stuff and brush. If he can get his spare saw running, it comes in handy especially if the other one gets pinched in a log, otherwise take wedges to free it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! I'll mention those things to MrLivingOurWay. He did mention that he could get parts for the old one but we are in a hurry to get things started.
DeleteVery interesting post. Sounds like you have thought things through and have a good plan. I have to say that I can very much relate. Our plan is also moving at a snail's pace over here.
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