11/25/2009

Projects to Date

--2 raspberry bushes planted on south property line

--Planted four dwarf apple, 2 dwarf cherry trees

--Built sixteen 4' by 8' garden boxes along south property line. Jen filled the boxes with leaves, top soil, and compost.

--Built a six foot privacy fence along the front property line facing busy cut through street (where cars frequently speed past at about 60 mph. Fence runs along all of the front and part of the sides of the yard for about 240 feet. A gate was built across the drive way which locks from both the inside and outside.

--Purchased freezer which holds 250 lbs of meat. Filled it with 1/4 of a cow bought from local farmer.

--Set up three 55 gallon water barrels (linked). All filled up in one night of rain!