We are back and going hard

OK... here we are. Its been a long while since I started updating our blog and so to be back here writing is a rare opportunity because being up on the farm we have been involved in a great many projects that have taken priority over computer time.

Just for a quick list, here are the things we have achieved over the past 6 months (In addition to working full time for the NAB and traveling weekly between Byron and Foster along the east coast);

• Built a 200 square meter vegetable garden that we are eating beautiful food from daily
• Repaired my classic 1968 tractor and got it working like new
  
• Created a herb spiral with sandstone and compost and planted it out
• Planted about 150 trees in our new orchard
• Collected massive piles of old wood from the farm and built bonfires ready for winter
• Consulted with specialised dam builder to expand our large dam and help us to build Duck Island
  
• Mowed 33 acres with the tractor and ride on mower (4 times)
• Started the deconstruction of our old horse stables to convert to glasshouse and chook house
• Hired an drove a 1 tonne excavator and worked on our road and big farm shed
• Did lots of Landcare work down in front of our river clearing camphorloral and privet
• Built Jasper the most immaculate sandpit to play in
• Installed our rain gauge
  
• Planned the designs and sourced the supports for our farm sign
• Developed the farm maintenance schedule to care for all equipment
• Made up 300 litres of my special fertiliser (Water, Seaweed, Comfrey, Cow Manure)
• Dug a massive hole the size of a swimming pool in the area just behind the house becoming a Japanese pond
  
• Started to manicure the trees all around the house to be cleaner and look appealing
• Placed 25 Aerial layers in the existing fruit trees to be able to multiply the trees
• Planted about 1000 new tree seeds in special trays to be planted in Autumn
• Did a deal with a local neighbour and horse lover to collect trailer loads of manure
• Started documenting more of our Permaculture plan to become clearer about priorities

There is just so much more however I am going to resolve to just keep things updated from now as we go along.

Very Good.

Josh