You have to think more than just the house

When you are restoring an old farm you have to think of more than just the house. We also have to get the fields back into shape. We decided to do one field and lease the other field to a local farmer. We knew that we would never be able to do both fields this year so for us this was the best plan. That way both fields would be worked.





The field that was leased was plowed by the farmer and seeded with oats. I have to say that the fields look so much nicer plowed and something growing in them instead of being over run with bushes.

Below is our field. We planted buckwheat. There are two reasons for this; 1) buckwheat is a good green manure and these fields need help because much of the top soil had been removed. Very little will grow in a place that the top soil has been removed. so in our attempts to restore the soil we planted buckwheat.

Ah but you said two reasons and you only gave one. The other is too feed out new babies. What would feed on buckwheat you ask?

Honeybees of course! About 3000 per hive. Can't wait to taste the honey!

Nancy