Our Little Farm is Big News!

We have been searching for a long time for a house with some land that doesn't have restrictions on having livestock, that is private, and that's close enough to our jobs that the commute isn't unreasonable.  We finally found what we have been searching for!  It's a tiny old farm house that needs many repairs, but it has five acres of open land, no neighbors, and has that critical hard to find characteristic - it was in our price range (which didn't range very far).  A mini farm has been a long time dream of ours, so this is big news and feels like a new chapter in our lives.  This promises to be our most ambitious project yet.  

We closed on the property this week, so it is officially ours.  It's a fixer upper.  To give you an idea how much work it needs, just know that in some places tarps are the only thing keeping the elements out, and they haven't been doing a good job.  But, you get what you pay for, and we think we got a very good deal.  We plan to take our time doing most of the repairs ourselves. 

There are three barns on the property.  One is an open faced shed, one is a corn crib, and one is a typical barn shape.  When I look at the barns my imagination runs to cows, goats, turkeys, pigs, and every sort of furry or feathery critter.  I just need some serfs to take care of everything. 

This is the view from the front door.  Look, no neighbors!  All that sun light hitting the ground makes my garden genes get jittery.  I'm used to thinking about small spaces, but I'm sure it won't take me long to plan on a bigger scale. 

Brandon has already started pulling up carpets and tearing down ceilings and walls, but the first thing we did the day we signed the papers was to set up some lawn chairs and sit and absorb the new place.  We enjoy planning, building, and getting dirty so this farm project is going to be great fun!