Buckeye Chickens!

Our first project complete! Welcome to our chicken coop. We are proud to have acquired the endangered Buckeye Chicken. A species native to Ohio and very well adapted to our winters. They are dual purpose chickens which lay large brown eggs and taste great in the broiler! We have all the necessary provisions and they have been with us three days. So far no signs and no worries of predators. We are officially farming! Would you look at us go! Below are a few more project pictures.

With Our Head In The Clouds!

We have made it! So here is the run down. We have been on the farm now for around three weeks. Kimberly (My Wife), the kids (Jude and Eden), and I all moved in the day we got the keys. That was a Friday. I woke up at 8AM and was in touch with Doug, a friend of the farm. We rented the largest U-Haul avilable and away we went. We moved until we could move now more! It was 1:30AM Saturday morning when we returned the U-Haul and from there we drove back to The Grove.

Along the first few weeks Rick and Tom had both come to help to break the place in. We had loads of fun with the initial burns, digging a foundation for the first pole barn (still to be raised), and enjoying the freedoms that come along with being in the country. Fishing, Hiking, and Target Practice!

After two weeks or so Ricks room is looking to be filling up with his things! Hes even got a bed! Tom has his comforts in the closet and has claimed his seat at the farm. Mom had Doug and I once again rent a U-Haul and do it all again on yet another Friday. Exhausted and Happy with no place Id rather be!

To date: Kimberly and I have both found Jobs in Lancaster. With hopes to be completly self sustainable and sourced off the farm, we must start somewhere and bills are a reality.

Jude is now in Kindergarten at the local school which is K-12 all in one building. (our population is 997 in Sugar Grove. A wonderful school this far!

Eden hangs at home with Mom, Dad, and Grandma.

Tina (Grandma, Ma, Mom) Has now fully transitioned her Brooks Brothers Glass & Mirror operations (Her Business) to the farm in a beautiful office that over looks the front yard, ponds, and gorgeous Appalachian foot hills. She now communicates with staff and customers via phone and fax. A great resource for the farm. The bills must be paid! She has as well moved all of her things to the farm and now enjoys waking up to paradise.

Rick has his room almost all the way moved out. He has been working his stuff our truck load by truck load as he still has to visit Columbus three times a week in order to complete a job that is currently sustaining his income needs for the time of transition and winter.

Tom and Gabe (his son) still have their closet comforts moved in. He has scored us a few nice amenities. He maintains motivation and the direction of making it to the farm full time, soon! Sorting everything out before you turn and move on is not always as easy as one would hope or think it would be initially. Sometimes it takes a jump with two feet in and deal.

And there you have it! That is our farm at the moment. We are quickly transitioning into fall here in the foot hills and will soon be experiencing winter. I will keep you all up to date on our preparation activities!

Thanks For READING!
On-Ward - Fore-Ward!